Evaluating the effectiveness of undergraduate clinical education programs

Med Educ Online. 2020 Dec;25(1):1757883. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2020.1757883.

Abstract

Medical schools should use a variety of measures to evaluate the effectiveness of their clinical curricula. Both outcome measures and process measures should be included, and these can be organized according to the four-level training evaluation model developed by Donald Kirkpatrick. Managing evaluation data requires the institution to employ deliberate strategies to monitor signals in real-time and aggregate data so that informed decisions can be made. Future steps in program evaluation includes increased emphasis on patient outcomes and multi-source feedback, as well as better integration of existing data sources.

Keywords: Undergraduate medical education; accreditation; clinical education; curriculum; program evaluation.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Clerkship / organization & administration*
  • Clinical Clerkship / standards
  • Curriculum
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate / organization & administration*
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate / standards
  • Humans
  • Program Evaluation
  • Schools, Medical / organization & administration*
  • Schools, Medical / standards

Grants and funding

There was no funding for this work.