Implementation of the SIMPL (Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning) performance assessment tool in the emergency department: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Feedback and assessment are difficult to provide in the emergency department (ED) setting despite their critical importance for competency-based education, and traditional end-of-shift evaluations (ESEs) alone may be inadequate. The SIMPL (Society for Improving Medical Professional Learning) mobile application has been successfully implemented and studied in the operative setting for surgical training programs as a point-of-care tool that incorporates three assessment scales in addition to dictated feedback. SIMPL may represent a viable tool for enhancing workplace-based feedback and assessment in emergency medicine (EM).

Methods

We implemented SIMPL at a 4-year EM residency program during a pilot study from March to June 2021 for observable activities such as med

SUBMITTER: Haas MRC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9899600 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature