Session Design Submission Review

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Medical students frequently report dissatisfaction with the quality and quantity of feedback they receive from surgical supervisors. In this hands-on, interactive workshop, participants will learn to use Qualtrics survey software to augment their feedback practices.

Participants will learn how to create an online, Workplace-Based Assessment (WBA) system in which each student on the surgical rotation receives a personal, mobile-friendly feedback website and dashboard. This dashboard can be accessed through a website link or by scanning an individualized QR code. Students can use this system to solicit and record feedback from supervisors—such as residents, registered nurses (RNs), and faculty—or to complete a self-assessment. The WBA uses an entrustability scale with validity evidence and is focused on providing students with formative feedback targeted to increase their independence in the AAMC Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) they are most likely to encounter during the surgery clerkship. This system can also be used to track whether core faculty in the surgery clerkship are completing required activities, such as directly observed history and physical examinations.

During the workshop, participants will learn how to create each learner’s personalized feedback website, dashboard, and QR code. Participants will also be instructed on creating QR code ‘badge backers,’ which allow students to present their feedback link to a clinical supervisor at any time. Suggestions for how to implement, organize, and scale the Qualtrics-based feedback system will also be included.

The demonstrated Qualtrics system is highly flexible and can be tailored to each participant’s specific needs regarding feedback instrument content and the target learner population. This session will be of interest to any individual seeking to learn how Qualtrics can support feedback for learners in Undergraduate Medical Education (UME). Clerkship directors, associate clerkship directors, clerkship administrators, and all individuals interested in improving the quality of medical student feedback are encouraged to attend. Participants are encouraged to bring their computers with Qualtrics log-in information to begin working on their own feedback systems during the workshop.

45-minute workshop

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At the end of the session, participants will be able to create a personalized feedback instrument and dashboard using Qualtrics survey software.

Participants will be able to implement mobile-friendly, workplace-based assessments for undergraduate medical education (UME) learners.

Participants will be able to organize a portfolio of workplace-based assessment dashboards for a cohort of learners.