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Qualitative EvaluationQualitative Evaluation
Florida State University College of Medicine
Rebecca Shiveler
Office of Medical Education
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ObjectivesObjectives
• Provide information on relative importance of writing specific qualitative evaluation
• Choose to write appropriate qualitative input on the evaluation that the Clerkship Faculty provides on a student in a given rotation
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Why It’s ImportantWhy It’s Important
• Allows student to understand his/her rate of progress
• Provides time to modify behaviors within a rotation and in subsequent rotations
• Creates a verbal picture for Education Director to base grade upon
• Offers valuable insight for Dean’s letters when applying for residencies
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Who Gives Qualitative EvaluationsWho Gives Qualitative Evaluations
• Clerkship Faculty
• Longitudinal Faculty
• Clerkship Directors
• Campus Deans
• Students
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When to Give Qualitative When to Give Qualitative EvaluationEvaluation
• Formative Evaluation at mid-rotation
• Summative Evaluation the last week of a rotation
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What is Considered Useful What is Considered Useful Qualitative EvaluationQualitative Evaluation
• This type of evaluation is valuable when it is:– Immediate – Clear– Specific– Pertinent
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What Does Good Evaluation Look LikeWhat Does Good Evaluation Look Like
• Avoids generalized terms like “good” or “bad” • Instead, creates verbal pictures so that the
reader has a clear sense of positive and/or negative behavior
• Sometimes elaborates on a quantitative comment such as Very problematic, Needs Improvement, or Consistently excellent
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Let’s Try Some ExamplesLet’s Try Some Examples
• “Enthusiastic, will make a good doctor.”
• “Fund of knowledge is excellent”
• “Student is not bad at taking patient histories.”
• “Would love to see him/her continue in Internal Medicine.”
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•““Enthusiastic, will make a good doctor.”Enthusiastic, will make a good doctor.”
•What, exactly, does that tell us about the student?
•How do we know he/she will make a “good doctor” and what defines a “good doctor”?
•Now let’s explore some statements that are more specific to the evaluation of a student’s skills….
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Be SpecificBe Specific
• Student exhibits a caring and compassionate attitude toward patients.
• Completes a sound differential diagnosis in a reasonable amount of time for a third year medical student.
• Possesses a remarkable fund of knowledge for a third year medical student and is persistent about reading and researching presentations to expand that knowledge.
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CDCSCDCS
• Log in to CDCS
• If you need some reminders about how the program operates, use the following: – Instructions on using CDCS
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Making the Simple ChoicesMaking the Simple Choices
• You are writing an evaluation of a Clerkship student. First you write:
• “Has good clinical skills.”
• Should you keep this wording? (Click the appropriate answer.)
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Good ChoiceGood Choice
• This comment is too generic and doesn’t explain why you consider his clinical skills to be good and what you are considering as “good”.
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You may want to reconsiderYou may want to reconsider
• Think about the number of clinical skills you use. – Is the student “good” at every one of them? – And, by the way, how are you defining “good”?
• Consider what you have observed in the student’s behavior and try to be more specific both in what skills are well done and in what way.
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How can you make it better?How can you make it better?
• “Has good clinical skills.” has two basic problems, identifying what “good” is and reference to “clinical skills” in general.
• Let’s start with “clinical skills”.– Does the student take a thorough history?– Is the physical exam competent and appropriate to
the patient presentation?– Does the student put the patient at ease while doing
the interview?
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Considering “Good”, Better, and so onConsidering “Good”, Better, and so on
• What exactly does the word “good” (and others of a similar nature) mean to you?– Is ice cream good?
– Do you get good mileage on your car?– What exactly do those things mean?
• Consider words that are more defining when evaluating a student’s clinical skill set.
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Better than GoodBetter than Good
• Think of some adjectives or phrases which might give a clearer view of the student’s performance:
• Would “a well-thought-out differential diagnosis” be preferable to “a good differential diagnosis”?
• Do you get a more accurate picture with “a well-organized and succinct patient presentation” than with “a good patient presentation”?
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Try Another VersionTry Another Version
• Now you’ve written:
• “Will make a good doctor!”
• Do you keep this or change it? (Click on your choice.)
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Who Qualifies as a “Good Doctor”Who Qualifies as a “Good Doctor”
• This may be a personal opinion, but it isn’t very descriptive of any evidence that would point to the student doing well in medicine.
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Change is GoodChange is Good
• If you are enthusiastic about this student, explain why you are. – Does the student evidence a hunger to learn the
specialty? – Is the student particularly adept with communicating
with children and their families? – What is it about this student that would make you
want to welcome him/her into the ranks of your profession?
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Changing PerceptionsChanging Perceptions
• Specific terms such as these are important when a grade is to be given or a Dean’s letter written because they change the perception of the Education Director or the Dean by giving him/her a more realistic understanding behind your scoring of “Consistently Excellent” or “Needs Improvement”
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Practice Makes PerfectPractice Makes Perfect
• Although it may not come easily, the more thought you give to describing a student’s performance, the easier it will become and the higher the quality of feedback your comments provide.
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