Description
Designed to help medical educators implement better assessment methods, tools, and models directly into training programs, Practical Guide to the Evaluation of Clinical Competence, 2nd Edition, by Drs. Eric S. Holmboe, Steven J. Durning, and Richard E. Hawkins, is a hands-on, authoritative guide to outcomes-based assessment in clinical education. National and international experts present an organized, multifaceted approach and a diverse combination of methods to help you perform effective assessments. This thoroughly revised edition is a valuable resource for developing, implementing, and sustaining effective systems for evaluating clinical competence in medical school, residency, and fellowship programs.- Each chapter provides practical suggestions and assessment models that can be implemented directly into training programs, tools that can be used to measure clinical performance, overviews of key educational theories, and strengths and weaknesses of every method- Guidelines that apply across the medical education spectrum allow you to implement the book's methods in any educational situation- Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, videos, and references from the book on a variety of devices
Table of Contents
1. Assessment Challenges in the Era of Outcomes-Based Education2. Issues of Validity and Reliability for Assessments in Medical Education3. Evaluation Frameworks, Forms, and Global Rating Scales4. Direct Observation5. Direct Observation: Standardized Patients6. Using Written Exams to Assess Medical Knowledge and Its Application7. Assessing Clinical Reasoning in the Workplace8. Workplace-Based Assessment of Procedural Skills9. Evaluating Evidence-Based Practice10. Clinical Practice Review11. Multisource Feedback12. Simulation-Based Assessment13. Feedback and Coaching in Clinical Teaching and Learning14. Portfolios15. The Learner with a Problem or the Problem Learner? Working with Dyscompetent Learners16. Programmatic Evaluation
