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Evaluating workplace‐based assessment of interns in a Queensland hospital: does the current instrument fit the purpose?
Author(s) -
Zhang Jianzhen Jenny,
Wilkinson David,
Parker Malcolm H,
Leggett Andrew,
Thistlethwaite Jill
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja11.11369
Subject(s) - zhàng , library science , medical school , management , medicine , medical education , political science , china , computer science , law , economics
An evaluation of 3390 prevocational progress assessment forms in New South Wales suggested that the assessment instrument appears unable to detect underperforming doctors, and may not aid their professional development.1 Similarly, Queensland interns undertake five terms per year and, in each of these, they are assessed against 11 items in three domains: clinical competence, communication, and personal and professional skills. The purpose of the assessment is to identify underperformers and subsequently to help improve their performance. However, there is limited literature on the psychometric properties of the instruments used. Our study aimed to evaluate the construct validity and reliability of the instrument as a measure of interns’ performance.