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Program Evaluation in Health Professions Education: An Innovative Approach Guided by Principles
Dorene F Balmer1, Hannah Anderson2, Daniel C West3
1D.F. Balmer is professor, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and director of research on education, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6805-4062 .
Summary
Principles-focused evaluation offers an alternative to traditional goal-based assessment in health professions education (HPE). This study applied it to an emergent HPE program, finding mixed results in principle adherence and suggesting future improvements.
Area of Science:
- Health Professions Education
- Program Evaluation
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Traditional program evaluation in health professions education (HPE) often relies on achieving specific, measurable goals.
- Evaluating emergent programs presents challenges for goal-oriented evaluation frameworks.
- Principles-focused evaluation offers an alternative by centering on adherence to guiding principles rather than goal attainment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the innovative application of principles-focused evaluation to an emergent HPE program.
- To assess participant experiences within the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Medical Education Collaboratory using guiding principles.
Main Methods:
- Applied principles-focused evaluation to the emergent Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Medical Education Collaboratory.
- Drafted and revised three guiding principles: Advance Excellence, Build Bridges, and Cultivate Learning.
- Surveyed 20 of 38 participants (53%) on their experiences related to the guiding principles.
Main Results:
- Adherence to 'Advance Excellence' was mixed; some found rigor helpful, while others found it discouragingly unachievable.
- High adherence was reported for 'Build Bridges' (95%) and 'Cultivate Learning' (95%), with participants feeling welcomed and experiencing interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Participant feedback highlighted areas for improvement in fostering scholarly engagement and professional growth.
Conclusions:
- Principles-focused evaluation can be effectively applied to emergent HPE programs.
- Future efforts should focus on enhancing adherence to the 'Advance Excellence' principle and developing a shared understanding of guiding principles.
- This approach holds potential for evaluating multi-site HPE initiatives.
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