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Testing Quick Response (QR) Codes as an Innovation to Improve Feedback Among Geographically-Separated Clerkship Sites
Matthew J Snyder1, Dana R Nguyen2, Jasmyne J Womack3
1Nellis Family Medicine Residency, Nellis AFB, Nevada.
Family Medicine
|March 15, 2018
Summary
Quick response (QR) code-linked online feedback forms enhance medical student clinical experience evaluations by improving usability and efficiency. This method offers faster completion times compared to traditional paper or online forms.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Health Informatics
- Clinical Assessment
Background:
- Collecting clinical feedback from medical students is challenging.
- Existing methods for formative and summative feedback collection are often inefficient.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate if Quick Response (QR) code-linked online feedback forms improve feedback frequency and efficiency for medical student clinical experiences.
Main Methods:
- A 2016 study compared paper-based, online, and QR code-linked online feedback forms.
- Evaluated at 15 US family medicine clerkship sites.
- Measured usability, submission rates, unique rater numbers, and feedback timeliness.
Main Results:
- QR code feedback forms demonstrated the highest usability, followed by paper forms.
- QR code access was associated with the quickest feedback preparation time.
- No significant difference was found in submission numbers or unique raters across feedback methods.
Conclusions:
- QR code-linked feedback is a highly usable and efficient platform for preceptors.
- This method facilitates faster form completion, highlighting the need for portable and accessible feedback tools.
- Implementation barriers and social norms for feedback provision require consideration.
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