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How to Evaluate and Give Feedback

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Evaluating learners and providing them with feedback is a key component of medical education. The academic physician assesses whether the learner has achieved the goals and objectives outlined by a course or by the clinical rotation or experience and uses feedback for improving performance. This chapter focuses on how to assess learners for the purpose of providing feedback and reviews best practices regarding the completion of evaluations.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3701 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Jennifer R. Kogan M.D.

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    Laura Weiss Roberts

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Kogan, J.R. (2013). How to Evaluate and Give Feedback. In: Roberts, L. (eds) The Academic Medicine Handbook. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5693-3_11

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