Needs Assessment in Postgraduate Medical Education: A Review

Needs Assessment in Postgraduate Medical Education: A Review.

Although the concept of needs assessment in continuing medical education is well accepted, there is limited information on needs assessment in postgraduate medical education. We discuss the learning needs of postgraduate trainees and review the various methods of needs assessment such as: questionnaire surveys, interviews, focus groups, chart audits, chart-stimulated recall, standardized patien...

Needs assessment in medical education with emphasis on outcome-based education: Systematic review

Outcome-based education has a key role in the development of medical education and emphasizes on empowering students according to the needs of society. The purpose of this study is to determine the components and implementation methods of educational needs assessment based on outcome. Methods: The present article is a review study through systematic search in valid domestic and foreign scienti...

Postgraduate Medical Education.

Postgraduate Medical Education.

Leadership in postgraduate medical education.

their core PG 1–3 training. Although Dr. Kuhn’s suggestions have merit, our past history suggests that attempting to employ the CA3 year to develop perioperative specialization is likely not to be successful. Conversely, our internal medicine colleagues routinely direct individuals into 2and 3-yr fellowships after completion of a 3-yr internal medicine residency. By restructuring the training c...