TY - JOUR
T1 - The Required Written History and Physical is Alive, but Not Entirely Well, in Internal Medicine Clerkships
AU - Ratcliffe, Temple A.
AU - Hanson, Janice L.
AU - Hemmer, Paul A.
AU - Hauer, Karen E.
AU - Papp, Klara K.
AU - Denton, Gerald D.
PY - 2013/1
Y1 - 2013/1
N2 - Background: Effective written communication is a core competency for medical students, but it is unclear whether or how this skill is evaluated in clinical clerkships. Purpose: This study identifies current requirements and practices regarding required written work during internal medicine clerkships. Methods: In 2010, Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine (CDIM) surveyed its institutional members; one section asked questions about students' written work. Results were compared to similar, unpublished CDIM 2001 survey questions. Results: Requirements for student-written work were nearly universal (96% in 2001 and 100% in 2010). Only 23% used structured evaluation forms and 16% reported written work was weighted as a percentage of the final grade, although 72% of respondents reported that written work was "factored" into global ratings. Conclusions: Despite near universal requirements for student written work, structured evaluation was not commonly performed, raising concern about the validity of factoring these assessments into grades.
AB - Background: Effective written communication is a core competency for medical students, but it is unclear whether or how this skill is evaluated in clinical clerkships. Purpose: This study identifies current requirements and practices regarding required written work during internal medicine clerkships. Methods: In 2010, Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine (CDIM) surveyed its institutional members; one section asked questions about students' written work. Results were compared to similar, unpublished CDIM 2001 survey questions. Results: Requirements for student-written work were nearly universal (96% in 2001 and 100% in 2010). Only 23% used structured evaluation forms and 16% reported written work was weighted as a percentage of the final grade, although 72% of respondents reported that written work was "factored" into global ratings. Conclusions: Despite near universal requirements for student written work, structured evaluation was not commonly performed, raising concern about the validity of factoring these assessments into grades.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84876127167&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10401334.2012.741538
DO - 10.1080/10401334.2012.741538
M3 - Article
C2 - 23330889
AN - SCOPUS:84876127167
SN - 1040-1334
VL - 25
SP - 10
EP - 14
JO - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
JF - Teaching and Learning in Medicine
IS - 1
ER -