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A Rapid Assessment Tool for affirming good practice in midwifery education programming
Judith T Fullerton1, Peter Johnson2, Erika Lobe2
1Independent Consultant, 7717 Canyon Point Lane, San Diego, CA 92126-2049, USA.
Midwifery
|March 15, 2016
Summary
A new tool assesses midwifery education globally, identifying best practices and challenges. This criterion-referenced assessment tool ensures consistent evaluation of midwifery programs worldwide.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Global Health
- Assessment and Evaluation
Background:
- Midwifery education programs require standardized methods for assessing quality and identifying areas for improvement.
- Global disparities in midwifery education necessitate a universally applicable assessment tool.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and validate a criterion-referenced assessment tool for the rapid evaluation of midwifery education programs worldwide.
- To identify good practices and bottlenecks within these programs.
Main Methods:
- A standard tool development process was employed, including the generation of standards and reference criteria.
- External review by global stakeholders and field testing in Myanmar were conducted to establish psychometric properties.
- The tool was tested across 11 of Myanmar's 22 midwifery education programs.
Main Results:
- The developed clinimetric tool demonstrated content validity.
- High inter-rater reliability was confirmed during its application.
- The assessment successfully identified specific good practices and bottlenecks.
Conclusions:
- A globally validated assessment tool, user guide, and handbook are now available.
- This resource facilitates rapid assessments of compliance with good practice criteria in midwifery education.
- The tool supports the enhancement of midwifery education standards globally.
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