Assessment and Feedback Methods in Competency-Based Medical Education

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2021 Dec 17:S1081-1206(21)01309-0. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2021.12.010. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTGraduate and continuing medical education programs have transitioned to a competency-based medical education (CBME) model, where abilities necessary for the practice of medicine, called competencies, are defined as learning outcomes. Each competency contains milestones that describe stages of development from novice to master and provide criteria for assessing learners along this continuum. Assessments in CBME are formative and are intended to assist learners in achieving the next stage in mastery rather than render a final evaluation. Although written examinations are commonly used to evaluate learners, assessments measuring the performance of skills, such as direct observation or patient registries, provide stronger evidence of achievement of learning outcomes. Once assessments identify strengths and areas of improvement in a learner, effective feedback is critical in assisting their professional development. Feedback should be routine, timely, non-threatening, specific, and encourage self-assessment. The "Ask-Tell-Ask" feedback method follows this framework by asking for the learner's self-assessment first, telling the observer's own assessment next, and then finally asking for the learner's questions and action plan to address the issues raised. Effective assessment and feedback in competency based medical education assists learners in their contin...
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Source Type: research