Original Research – Print

Assessment of Emergency Medicine Resident Performance in an Adult Simulation Using a Multisource Feedback Approach

Jong, MD, et al.

Previously, the Queen’s Simulation Assessment Tool (QSAT) has been validated for faculty to assess residents in five categories: assessment; diagnostic actions; therapeutic actions; interpersonal communication, and overall assessment. We sought to determine whether the QSAT could be used to provide MSF using a standardized simulation case.

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Fantastic Learning Moments and Where to Find Them

Sheng, MD, et al.

We created a novel, web-based educational tool called “Learning Moment” (LM) to foster experiential learning among our learners. We used data captured by LM as a research database to determine where learning experiences were occuring within our emergency department (ED).

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The National Clinical Assessment Tool for Medical Students in the Emergency Department (NCAT-EM)

Jung, MD, et al.

A two-day national consensus conference was held in March 2016 in the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) track at the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) Academic Assembly in Nashville, TN. The goal of this conference was to standardize assessment practices and to create a national clinical assessment tool for use in EM clerkships across the country.

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