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Multidimensional outcome considerations in assessing the efficacy of medical educational programs.

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BACKGROUND: To be accredited, schools must evaluate the effectiveness of their programs. Educators are looking for specific indicators beyond the traditional measures. Data from multiple methods, including indicators of student performance and of the ... (Full abstract text below)

Published 2003 in Journal: Teach Learn Med (Language : eng)

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1. Teach Learn Med. 2003 ;15(3):210-4

Multidimensional outcome considerations in assessing the efficacy of medical educational programs.

Blumberg P

Teaching and Learning Center, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. p.blumbe@usip.edu

BACKGROUND: To be accredited, schools must evaluate the effectiveness of their programs. Educators are looking for specific indicators beyond the traditional measures. Data from multiple methods, including indicators of student performance and of the institutional environment, can be used to determine if educational program goals are met. SUMMARY: This article outlines specific ways to consider three types of efficacy outcomes that are consistent with accreditation guidelines: educational, clinical career, and environmental outcomes. Specific measurable outcomes for each of these categories are derived from higher education literature: for example, learning approaches and information acquisition for education; professional behaviors and interpersonal dimensions for clinical career, and scholarship of teaching and teaching itself as a shared and valued activity for environmental outcomes. These outcomes address student assessment and program evaluation. Data from problem-based learning programs illustrate these outcomes. CONCLUSIONS: Educators can determine if educational program innovations have met their goals by collecting efficacy outcome data.

PMID : 12855393 [PubMed - Indexed for MEDLINE]

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Phyllis	Blumberg	P

Affiliation: Teaching and Learning Center, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. p.blumbe@usip.edu

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