Family Medicine Resident Experience Toward Workplace-Based Assessment Form in Improving Clinical Teaching: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

• Main Authors: Alruqi I, Al-Nasser S, Agha S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2024
• Subjects: medical education; assessment tool; family medicine; experience toward workplace-based assessment form; workplace-based assessment; Special aspects of education; LC8-6691; Medicine (General); R5-920; sami
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/5ed362ddd5734408b8984600b11d4001

Ibrahim Alruqi,1– 3 Sami Al-Nasser,1,3 Sajida Agha1,3 1Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Family Medicine Department, King Abdulaziz Hospital, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia; 3King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Ibrahim Alruqi, Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O. Box 3660, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tel [phone], Email [e-mail]: Workplace-Based Assessment (WPBA) has been widely utilized for assessing performance in training sites for both formative and summative purposes. Currently, with the recently updated duration of the family medicine (FM) training program in Saudi Arabia from four years to three years, the possible impact of such a change on assessment would need to be investigated. This objective was to explore the experiences of FM residents regarding the usage of WPBA as an assessment tool for improving clinical teaching at King Abdulaziz Hospital (KAH), Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.Methods: The study involves an exploratory qualitative phenomenological approach targeting family medicine resident in KAH was used. Purposive sampling techniques were used. In this descriptive study, data was collected through the utilization of 1:1 semi-structured interviews guided by directive prompts. All recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim. An inductive analytical approach was applied for thematic analysis of transcripts.Results: Fifteen participants were individually interviewed until data saturation was reached. The themes that emerged were organized into the categories of underlying principles of WPBA, the impact of the learning environment, associated opportunities and challenges, and making WPBA more effective. Participants expressed that the orientation provided by the program was insufficient, although the core principles ...