Module 10: General Principles of Evaluation
Confidentiality
Evaluation data are important to the continued growth of educational programs.
When these data come from learners who are participating in the educational
program, care must be taken to ensure the anonymity of the learner and the
confidentiality of the data. Providing an environment where learners are
free to provide constructive feedback without fear or retaliation increases
the participation of learners in the evaluation process and enhances the
credibility of the feedback.
Source of error: Learner's perceive that constructive but negative evaluations
will have a negative influence on their progression in the educational program.
Strategies to reduce error:
- Educate the learner on the processes used to ensure their anonymity.
- Educate the learner on how the data they provide will be collated, displayed and presented.
- Provide specific examples of changes you, or the education program, have made in response to learner feedback.
- Obtaining evaluation data from learners should become a routine part of graduate medical education NOT an exception.
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