Assessing Medical Student Professionalism: An Analysis of a Peer Assessment
Scott Cottrell1, Sebastian Diaz2, Anne Cather3
1a Department of Community Medicine and the Office of Medical Education . West Virginia University.
Medical Education Online
|March 4, 2017
Summary
This study designed a peer assessment for first-year medical students' professional behavior. While practical, multiple raters are needed to ensure reliable professionalism evaluations.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Professionalism Assessment
Background:
- Student professional development is a key medical school objective.
- Assessing professionalism is crucial for medical training.
Purpose of the Study:
- To detail the design of a professionalism assessment for first-year medical students.
- To evaluate the measurement characteristics of this peer assessment tool.
Main Methods:
- Peer assessment of professional skills based on a formal code of conduct.
- Online administration to students in a problem-based learning course during Fall 2005.
Main Results:
- The assessment demonstrated adequate internal consistency.
- Rater variance was the primary source of error; inter-rater reliability was low.
- A high compliance rate (91%) indicates practicality.
Conclusions:
- The peer assessment is practical but requires multiple raters for reliable results.
- Further research is needed to refine the assessment and improve discrimination of professionalism levels.
- Combining this with other evaluations offers a comprehensive view of student professionalism.
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