Design and evaluation of a clinical competency committee.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In postgraduate medical education, group decision-making has emerged as an essential tool to evaluate the clinical progress of residents. Clinical competency committees (CCCs) have been set up to ensure informed decision-making and provide feedback regarding performance of residents. Despite this important task, it remains unclear how CCCs actually function in practice and how their performance should be evaluated.

Methods

In the prototyping phase of a design-based approach, a CCC meeting was developed, using three theoretical design principles: (1) data from multiple assessment tools and multiple perspectives, (2) a shared mental model and (3) structured discussions. The meetings were held in a university children's hospital and evaluated using observations, in

SUBMITTER: Duitsman ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6382624 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature