Investigating the Roles and Impact of Clinical Competency Committees in Graduate Medical Education: A Narrative Review.

Although Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) were implemented to facilitate the goals of competency-based medical education, implementation has been variable, and we do not know if and how these committees affected programs and assessment in graduate medical education (GME). To explore the roles CCCs fulfill in GME and their effect on trainees, faculty, and programs. We conducted a narrative review of CCC primary research with the following inclusion criteria: all articles must be research in nature, focused on GME and specifically studying CCCs, and published in English language journals from January 2013 to November 2022.

Clarifying and expanding equity in assessment by considering three orientations: Fairness, inclusion and justice.

Context: Despite increasing discussion and scholarship, equity in assessment is rarely defined and distinguished in a way that allows for shared understanding in medical education. This paper seeks to clarify and expand the conversation about equity in assessment by critically reviewing three distinct and evolving orientations toward equity in assessment. Orientations refers to the positions, attitudes, interests or priorities individuals can hold toward equity in assessment.

Leveraging Narrative Feedback in Programmatic Assessment: The Potential of Automated Text Analysis to Support Coaching and Decision-Making in Programmatic Assessment.

Introduction: Current assessment approaches increasingly use narratives to support learning, coaching and high-stakes decision-making. Interpretation of narratives, however, can be challenging and time-consuming, potentially resulting in suboptimal or inadequate use of assessment data. Support for learners, coaches as well as decision-makers in the use and interpretation of these narratives therefore seems essential.

Challenges in engaging patients in feedback conversations for health care professionals' workplace learning.

Introduction: Patient feedback is relevant information for improvement of health care professionals' performance. Engaging patients in feedback conversations can help to harness patient feedback as a powerful tool for learning. However, health care settings may prevent patients and health care professionals to effectively engage in a feedback dialogue.