Assessment of residency program outcomes via alumni surveys

Assessment of residency program outcomes via alumni surveys

BACKGROUND One trend in medical education is outcomes-oriented training. Outcomes usually refer to individuals' acquisition of competencies, for example, during training in residency programs. However, little is known about outcomes of these programs. In order to fill this gap, human resource (HR) data were analyzed and alumni of a pediatric residency program were surveyed at the Department of ...

Outcomes assessment of a residency program in laboratory medicine.

During a down-sizing of residency programs at a State University Medical School, hospital based residents' positions were eliminated. It was determined to find out the characteristics of the residents who graduated from the Laboratory Medicine Program, to compare women graduates with men graduates, and to compare IMGs with United States Graduates. An assessment of a 25 year program in laborator...

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The graduate nurse experience: qualitative residency program outcomes.

Graduate nurses experience role conflict and stress as they begin practice in work environments of high complexity, nurse shortages, and expectations to become competent rapidly. The authors report outcomes from a study that evaluated qualitative responses to the Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey administered to graduate nurse residents in the University HealthSystem Consortium/Americ...

Evaluating the Students Assessment in Residency Program Based on Competency Based Approach

Objectives: The present study aimed to evaluate the evaluation process in educational groups based on a competency-based approach. method: In this study, the evaluation of the program is based on a competency-based approach. For this purpose, the first stage of the evaluation was formulated as a (work sheet). Then, Blurinett developed a comprehensive assessment with an emphasis on a competenc...