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Examining the barriers to meaningful assessment and feedback in medical training

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Recent reports from both accreditation bodies in North America highlight problems with current assessment practices in postgraduate medical training. Previous work has shown that educators might be reluctant to report poor performance or fail underperforming trainees. This study explores the barriers perceived by medical educators to providing more meaningful assessment and feedback to trainees. METHODS: Semistructured interviews …

Authors

McQueen SA; Petrisor B; Bhandari M; Fahim C; McKinnon V; Sonnadara RR

Journal

The American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 211, No. 2, pp. 464–475

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

February 2016

DOI

10.1016/j.amjsurg.2015.10.002

ISSN

0002-9610