Workplace-based assessment; learner and assessor perspectives

OBJECTIVE: To examine the acceptability and educational impact of the workplace-based assessment program for international medical graduates on candidates and assessors. METHOD: A grounded theory-based qualitative analysis of the experiences of 17 candidates and eleven assessors using focus groups,...

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Autores principales: Nair, Balakrishnan (Kichu) R, Parvathy, Mulavana S, Wilson, Amanda, Smith, Justine, Murphy, Brooke
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25914565
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S79968
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description OBJECTIVE: To examine the acceptability and educational impact of the workplace-based assessment program for international medical graduates on candidates and assessors. METHOD: A grounded theory-based qualitative analysis of the experiences of 17 candidates and eleven assessors using focus groups, interviews, and surveys. RESULTS: Both candidates and assessors identified positive opportunities for improved performance of international medical graduates. Their integration into the workforce was facilitated by improved communication and peer acceptance, from ongoing multifaceted feedback and time to practice skills. CONCLUSION: This study showed a high level of acceptability of the Newcastle workplace-based assessment program among candidates and assessors.
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spelling pubmed-44013582015-04-24 Workplace-based assessment; learner and assessor perspectives Nair, Balakrishnan (Kichu) R Parvathy, Mulavana S Wilson, Amanda Smith, Justine Murphy, Brooke Adv Med Educ Pract Original Research OBJECTIVE: To examine the acceptability and educational impact of the workplace-based assessment program for international medical graduates on candidates and assessors. METHOD: A grounded theory-based qualitative analysis of the experiences of 17 candidates and eleven assessors using focus groups, interviews, and surveys. RESULTS: Both candidates and assessors identified positive opportunities for improved performance of international medical graduates. Their integration into the workforce was facilitated by improved communication and peer acceptance, from ongoing multifaceted feedback and time to practice skills. CONCLUSION: This study showed a high level of acceptability of the Newcastle workplace-based assessment program among candidates and assessors. Dove Medical Press 2015-04-13 /pmc/articles/PMC4401358/ /pubmed/25914565 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S79968 Text en © 2015 Nair et al. This work is published by Dove Medical Press Limited, and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed.
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