Monthly Archives: February 2017

Updates From the EPA Pilot Schools

Posted on February 13, 2017 by DR MERL Reviews

Entrustable Professional Activities: Ten US medical schools were chosen to work on pilot projects related to teaching and assessing the 13 proposed entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for graduation from medical school.  These reports document a lot of thought about how to … Continue reading →

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Are Clerkship Clinical Grades Fair? (or, “I Want That Male Intern To Evaluate Me.”)

Posted on February 2, 2017 by DR MERL Reviews

Grading: The authors investigated the influence of student and evaluator demographics on the summary clinical grades given to 155 clerkship students at one medical school.  The possible grades were “exceptional”, “above expectations”, “meets expectations”, and “below expectations”.  Newcomers to student … Continue reading →

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