Does direct observation influence the quality of workplace-based assessment documentation?

ABSTRACT:

Background

A key component of competency-based medical education (CBME) is direct observation of trainees. Direct observation has been emphasized as integral to workplace-based assessment (WBA) yet previously identified challenges may limit its successful implementation. Given these challenges, it is imperative to fully understand the value of direct observation within a CBME program of assessment. Specifically, it is not known whether the quality of WBA documentation is influenced by observation type (direct or indirect).

Methods

The objective of this study was to determine the influence of observation type (direct or indirect) on quality of entrustable professional activity (EPA) assessment documentation within a CBME program. EPA assessments were scored by four raters usi

SUBMITTER: Landreville JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9305723 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature