AMEE Guide Supplements: Workplace-based assessment as an educational tool. Guide supplement 31.1--viewpoint.

摘要

Over the last two decades, important global reforms have taken place in medical education at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Emphasis on outcome based education led to the development and refinement of performance based assessment instruments and tools in order to assess these outcomes (Friedman & Mennin 1991). All this has been linked to the issue of quality and standards in medical education.In the UK, the Caiman and GMC 'Tomorrow's Doctors' reports were key in the revolutionary change in undergraduate and postgraduate training. The reports clearly stated that 'supervision and feedback are crucial.... The integration of theoretical teaching with practical work, progressive assessment and feedback to teachers and trainees are essential' (Caiman 1993; General Medical Council 1993).