John Littlefield, Ph.D.
Guest Workshop Director

Improving Clinical Performance Assessment

Dr. Littlefield will describe quality assurance for assessments in clinical performance, demonstrate good coaching skills (corrective feedback) for students and recommend improvements to a performance assessment system in which clinicians participate.

Monday, April 1
4:30 - 7:30 PM
Jones Education Room
AHEC NW, 2907 E. Joyce Blvd.
Fayetteville, AR 72703

Dr. Littlefield is the Director of Academic Informatics Services, an educational development, distance learning and research support department at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. He has published 70 peer reviewed articles and conducted over 100 faculty development workshops for academic health centers and professional organizations. He received a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.

Preparation for the Workshop

1. Read: D.I. Newble, Assessing clinical competence at the undergraduate level, Medical Education, 26(6), 504-11, 1992.

2. Reflect on your experiences with outstanding and marginal performance in clinical settings. Your past experience with students and clinical colleagues will be a very important reference point for achieving the objectives of the workshop.

3. Read chapters 27 and 28 in the Dent/Harden text book.