| Can a computerized tracking system improve faculty compliance with medical student evaluations? | |
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PMID: 18946822 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIM: We examined whether using a new personal digital assistant (PDA)-based computerized tracking system (PDAT) improved the rate of faculty evaluation of students compared to using written clinical encounter cards. Also, we examined whether the addition of e-mail reminders to PDAT affected the evaluation rate. METHODS: Retrospective review of collected data on evaluation rates before and after implementation of the computerized tracking system, with and without e-mail reminders. Written encounter cards were available during all phases of the study. The study was conducted at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. RESULTS: Evaluation rates between three separate 3-month periods were compared: (1) written cards alone, (2) PDAT alone and (3) PDAT plus e-mail reminders to the faculty (PDAT-e). The odds ratio (OR) for faculty completion of evaluations was 2.97 when electronic and paper submission were available compared to paper-only evaluations (95% CI: 2.10-4.22, p-value <0.0001). With the addition of e-mail reminders, the OR was 4.19 (95% CI: 2.98-5.88, p-value <0.0001). CONCLUSION: PDAT significantly improved faculty compliance with medical student evaluations when compared with written cards alone. The addition of e-mail reminders further improved faculty compliance, but this was not statistically significant. The use of a PDAT appears to be an effective way to improve faculty compliance with medical student evaluations. |
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Authors:
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David Manthey; David I Magilner; Adora Ozumba; Rebecca H Neiberg |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical teacher Volume: 30 ISSN: 1466-187X ISO Abbreviation: Med Teach Publication Date: 2008 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-10-23 Completed Date: 2009-02-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7909593 Medline TA: Med Teach Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 778-80 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Wake forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, USA. |
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Computers, Handheld* Employee Performance Appraisal / methods* Evaluation Studies as Topic Faculty, Medical / standards* Guideline Adherence* Humans North Carolina Retrospective Studies Students, Medical* |
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