Virtual ARCP assessment and trainee feedback meetings: facilitating the best experience and practice

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Healthcare Administration

Background:

• COVID-19 pandemic necessitated rapid adoption of remote technologies for professional meetings.
• Virtual platforms became the norm for essential clinical, educational, and strategic work.

Purpose of the Study:

• To identify key factors for optimizing virtual Annual Review of Competence Progression (ARCP) meetings.
• To discuss methods for enhancing remote feedback delivery to trainees.

Main Methods:

• Analysis of challenges and benefits of remote ARCP meetings.
• Consideration of generational differences in virtual platform usability.

Main Results:

• Remote ARCPs present unique barriers to effective feedback and trainee development.
• Specific strategies are needed to address difficulties for 'trainees in difficulty' and those with unsatisfactory outcomes.

Conclusions:

• Optimizing virtual ARCPs requires careful consideration of platform use and feedback techniques.
• Improving remote feedback is crucial for supporting trainee progression in virtual settings.