PMC:2893187 / 15903-17872 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/2893187","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"2893187","source_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/2893187","text":"Evaluation of visiting medical students\nOf the 73 survey respondents, 57 (78%) reported that visiting students were not evaluated any differently than their own medical students. Sixty-six (90%) reported that grades were part of the evaluation of visiting students; the following grading systems were reported: 24 (36%) reported an \"honors, high pass, pass, marginal pass, fail\" system; 14 (21%) reported a \"pass/fail\" system; 8 (12%) reported letter grades (A, B, C, etc); and 20 (30%) reported \"other\" (various grading systems depending on the elective or clerkship).\nThirty-eight respondents (52%) reported that they completed evaluation forms provided by the students' home medical schools, 23 (32%) that they completed their own evaluation forms and forms provided by the students' home schools, 4 (5%) that they completed only their own evaluation forms, 3 (4%) reported \"other,\" and 5 (7%) did not respond to the survey question (left the item blank). Fifty respondents (68%) reported that the specific elective or clerkship director completed evaluation forms for visiting students, whereas 3 (4%) reported that the VMS program coordinator at their schools completed the forms; 17 (23%) reported \"other.\" These \"other\" individuals, according to free-text entries, included \"preceptor,\" \"attending physician,\" and \"residents.\" Three (4%) respondents did not respond to the survey question.\nForty-six respondents (63%) reported that the visiting student's home medical school received the evaluation. Fourteen respondents (19%) reported the visiting student and the student's home medical school received the evaluation, 6 (8%) reported only the visiting student received the evaluation, and 3 respondents (4%) reported \"other.\" Three respondents (4%) reported that records on visiting students were kept for less than 1 year, 26 (36%) reported 1 to 3 years, 14 (19%) reported 4 to 7 years, 2 (3%) reported more than 7 years, and 22 (30%) reported \"indefinitely.\"","divisions":[{"label":"title","span":{"begin":0,"end":39}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":40,"end":569}},{"label":"p","span":{"begin":570,"end":1396}}],"tracks":[]}