Submission ID 78128
| Code | P19 |
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| At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: | |
| Category | Medical Education |
| Type | Poster |
| Will the presenter be a: | Student |
| Title | Is More Timely Feedback Better Quality Feedback? an Analysis of Local Entrustable Professional Activities |
| Background/Purpose | Assessors of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) are expected to provide residents with high-quality feedback to promote learner growth, and timeliness has been cited as a cornerstone of quality feedback Using the validated Quality of Assessment in Learning (QuAL) tool, we evaluated the association between the quality of feedback given to residents and the timeliness of feedback completion in a paediatrics residency program. |
| Methods | Two researchers analyzed narrative feedback comments provided to pediatric residents at Western University using the QuAL score (0-5). Using Pearson correlations and a two-sample t-test, the QuAL scores were compared against the time interval between triggering and completion of the EPA by resident or faculty assessors (measured in days). |
| Results | A total of 650 comments were analyzed. The mean time for residents to complete EPAs was 4.30 days (+/- 5.8); the mean time for faculty staff was 4.47 days (+/- 6.7). The mean QuAL scores for feedback were similar for both groups [3.40/5 (95% CI 3.27-3.52) vs 3.55/5 (95% CI 3.38-3.72), p >0.05], respectively. Across groups, there was a statistically significant decrease in mean QuAL scores for feedback submitted before and after fourteen days [3.49 (95% CI 3.44-3.54) vs. 3.00 (95% CI 2.85-3.15), p=0.023]. |
| Discussion | We demonstrate that the quality of narrative feedback provided to trainees significantly declines after 14 days. Under the premise that high-quality narrative feedback promotes learner growth, these results reinforce the importance of timeliness in providing feedback and raise questions about an 'expiry date' for a triggered EPA. |
| Keyword 1 | EPA |
| Keyword 2 | Feedback quality |
| Keyword 3 | Feedback expiry |
| Abstract content most relevant to: (check all that apply) | Residency Education |
| Abstract Track - First Choice | Curriculum |
| Curriculum | Competency-Based Education Evaluation Quality improvement |
| Authors | Kevin Puentes Rosas Kevin Puentes Rosas David Cohen Amrit Kirpalani Robin Mackin Andrea Ens Marta Wilejto |
