Feedback in Medical Education: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine

Within medical education, feedback is an invaluable tool to facilitate learning and growth throughout a physician’s training and beyond. Despite the importance of feedback, variations in practice indicate the need for evidence-based guidelines to inform best practices. Additionally, time constraints...

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Main Authors: Sreeja Natesan, Jaime Jordan, Alexander Sheng, Guy Carmelli, Brian Barbas, Andrew King, Kataryza Gore, Molly Estes, Michael Gottlieb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2023-05-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0v57w3zr
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author Sreeja Natesan
Jaime Jordan
Alexander Sheng
Guy Carmelli
Brian Barbas
Andrew King
Kataryza Gore
Molly Estes
Michael Gottlieb
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description Within medical education, feedback is an invaluable tool to facilitate learning and growth throughout a physician’s training and beyond. Despite the importance of feedback, variations in practice indicate the need for evidence-based guidelines to inform best practices. Additionally, time constraints, variable acuity, and workflow in the emergency department (ED) pose unique challenges to providing effective feedback. This paper outlines expert guidelines for feedback in the ED setting from members of the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Best Practices Subcommittee, based on the best evidence available through a critical review of the literature. We provide guidance on the use of feedback in medical education, with a focus on instructor strategies for giving feedback and learner strategies for receiving feedback, and we offer suggestions for fostering a culture of feedback.
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spelling doaj.art-5cbeba61a72f419bbdf8ff8e9cef26a32023-06-21T18:00:40ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-90182023-05-0124310.5811/westjem.56544wjem-24-479Feedback in Medical Education: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency MedicineSreeja Natesan0Jaime Jordan1Alexander Sheng2Guy Carmelli3Brian Barbas4Andrew King5Kataryza Gore6Molly Estes7Michael Gottlieb8Duke University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Durham, North CarolinaDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, CaliforniaBoston Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsUniversity of Massachusetts, Department of Emergency Medicine, Worcester, MassachusettsLoyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Maywood, IllinoisThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Columbus, OhioRush University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, IllinoisLoma Linda University, Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda, CaliforniaRush University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chicago, IllinoisWithin medical education, feedback is an invaluable tool to facilitate learning and growth throughout a physician’s training and beyond. Despite the importance of feedback, variations in practice indicate the need for evidence-based guidelines to inform best practices. Additionally, time constraints, variable acuity, and workflow in the emergency department (ED) pose unique challenges to providing effective feedback. This paper outlines expert guidelines for feedback in the ED setting from members of the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Best Practices Subcommittee, based on the best evidence available through a critical review of the literature. We provide guidance on the use of feedback in medical education, with a focus on instructor strategies for giving feedback and learner strategies for receiving feedback, and we offer suggestions for fostering a culture of feedback.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0v57w3zr
spellingShingle Sreeja Natesan
Jaime Jordan
Alexander Sheng
Guy Carmelli
Brian Barbas
Andrew King
Kataryza Gore
Molly Estes
Michael Gottlieb
Feedback in Medical Education: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
title Feedback in Medical Education: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
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title_short Feedback in Medical Education: An Evidence-based Guide to Best Practices from the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
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url https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0v57w3zr
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