Residents' perception of evaluation procedures used by their training program.

摘要: Objective:To determine the methods of evaluation used routinely by training programs and to obtain information concerning frequencies with which various were used. Design:Survey residents who had recently completed internal medicine training. Participants:5,693 respondents residencies in 1987 1988 registered as first-time takers for Certifying Examination Internal Medicine. This constituted a 76% response rate. Main results:Virtually all aware that routine evaluations submitted on inpatient rotations, but more uncertain about process outpatient setting assess their bumanistic qualities. Most undergone Clinical Evaluation Exercise (CEX); residents’ clinical skills less likely be evaluated direct observation history or physical examination skills. Resident responses aggregated within pattern across programs. The majority Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification, medical record audit, national In-Training most residents. Performance-based tests selectively third Breast pelvic ability perform sigmoidoscopy thought not adequately assessed almost half Conclusions:While are receiving evaluation, including CEX, increased efforts educate system, strengthen setting, evaluate certain procedural recommended.