Partnering With Residents on the Redesign of the Internal Medicine Resident Self-Evaluation Form

Introduction: The positive impact of resident-driven synthesis of assessment data has been associated with increased intrinsic motivation to learn and create an individualized strategy to improve performance. The objective of the study was to incorporate residents’ recommendations for restructuring the self-assessment metric into a tool that will promote a well-organized and effective self-improvement plan. Materials and methods: Residents and faculty collaborated on pre- and post-intervention questionnaires to assess the barriers to the timely completion of the current self-evaluation form and gather information on the tool's ability to stimulate the formation of concrete goals. The residents were also invited to provide their recommendations on the structure of the new tool and the educational domains that were assessed by the tool. The post-survey also evaluated the capacity of the proposed tool to guide residents in establishing specific goals. Results: The new form is concise and more precise in assisting the learner in developing short-term and long-term goals and the strategies and resources to achieve them. Discussion: Collaborating with the learners created an opportunity to address the faculty's and residents' most important concerns about the effectiveness of the metric. Conclusion: In a learner-centered model, resident participation is critical in designing/redesigning a practical self-assessment tool for residents in Internal Medicine.