The Whatever--Random Medical School Stuff

WayOutWestMom
Mon, 10 Feb 2014 21:45:07 +0000

I know at D1’s program ( and I would assume at most programs), attendings/ senior residents have grading rubrics with clearly specified clinical competencies they use to evaluate students in each rotation. At D1’s program, students either exceed expectations/meet expectations/need remediation or fail. (A/C/D/F) As you might guess, most students get “meets expectations”.

I’ve written similar types of behavioral objectives when I was teaching gifted/spec ed so I don’t really have an issue with med students getting grades during clinicals. Behavioral objectives have been around for more than 3 decades now. The process of developing them and training individuals in their use pretty well documented and understood.

At D1’s program, her final grade is 1/3 evaluations of the attending/senior residents, 1/3 oral exam (3-4 hours long at the end of each rotation and dealing mostly, I believe, with Dx and case management), plus 1/3 shelf exam.