Evaluation/Grading

Levels of Performance

• Honors
• High Pass
• Pass
• Fail

Evaluation Forms

1. Ob or Gyn Mid-Rotation Feedback form
2. QR code-based Feedback form

Areas of Evaluation

1. The Ob or Gyn Mid-month Feedback form is completed by a Resident/Attending/Fellow the student worked with consistently.  It will not count towards a student’s overall grade but is used for feedback and to identify problem areas.
2. Residents and Faculty provide students with feedback via a QR code through Microsoft Forms – This feedback is gathered by the Clerkship Director/Assistant Clerkship Director and incorporated into the student’s final Evaluation form.
3. One (1) Evaluation is required.  It is completed online in e-Medley by the Clerkship Director or Assistant Clerkship Director.  Areas of evaluation:  Differential Diagnosis, Recommend & Interpret tests,  Handovers, Recognize & Initiate Urgent Care, Informed Consent, Perform general procedures, and Professionalism.
4. Students will be able to view their completed Evaluation in e-Medley.
5. Components of Grade:  Evaluation, NBME Shelf Exam, Patient Presentation
6. Any additional Faculty or Resident input can alter a student's Grade. Final decisions rest with the Clerkship Director.

Specific Criteria

Student must pass the clinical activities, NBME Exam, and Patient Presentation. 

1. Failure in clinical activities will require repeating the Clerkship.
2.  Failing the NBME Exam will require retaking the exam. The original NBME Exam score and the make-up exam score will be averaged to reach a composite exam score.  The student's final Clerkship Grade cannot be higher than a “B.”

Feedback

1. Take the initiative to obtain feedback from Faculty and Residents and Mid-Month feedback from a Resident/Faculty/Fellow.
2. If a student is identified as performing less than satisfactorily (less than passing), he/she will be counseled by the Clerkship Director.

Evaluation of Clerkship

1. Students provide feedback on Faculty lectures and evaluate 3 Residents at the end of the Clerkship.  Feedback will be summarized and communicated to the respective staff.  This feedback will be used to help determine the Outstanding Resident Teaching Award, as well as other interdepartmental teaching awards.  Student evaluator identities will not be apparent.
2. Students evaluate the Clerkship (Course/Clerkship Evaluation) online via Qualtrics.  The link is emailed to each student the last week of the Clerkship.  Student evaluator identities will not be apparent.
3. Lectures and discussion sessions with the Clerkship Director will allow for generic discussions of Clerkship problems or issues.
4. Individual concerns may be directed to the Clerkship Director or Assistant Clerkship Director at any time.