Perceptions of scheduled vs. unscheduled directly observed visits in an internal medicine residency outpatient clinic.
Joanna R ReaChristopher StephensonEmily LeasureBrianna VaaAndrew HalvorsenJill HuberSara BonnesLuke HafdahlJason PostMajken WingoPublished in: BMC medical education (2020)
Unscheduled remote direct observation captures authentic clinical encounters while minimizing learner behavior modification. An unscheduled observation approach results in more frequent formative assessment and therefore in more instances of valuable feedback compared to scheduled observations. These findings can help guide the best practice approaches to direct clinical observation in order to enhance residents learning and experience.