The International Council of Ophthalmology 360-degree assessment tool: development and validation

Authors

Ana Gabriela Palis, Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Electronic address: gpalis@gmail.com.
Karl Clifford Golnik, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; The Cincinnati Eye Institute, Blue Ash, OH.
Eduardo Pedro Mayorga, Ophthalmology Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Helena Prior Filipe, Ophthalmology Department, Hospital das Forças Armadas, Lisboa, Portugal; Hospital dos SAMS, Lisboa, Portugal.
Prashant Garg, Tej Kohli Cornea Institute, L V Prasad Eye Institute, Hyderabad, India.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and other organizations recommend 360-degree assessments for evaluation of interpersonal and communication skills, professional behaviours, and some aspects of patient care and system-based practice. No such tool has been developed for ophthalmology or received international content validation. OBJECTIVE: To develop a valid, internationally applicable, ophthalmology-specific 360-degree assessment tool. DESIGN: Exploratory study. METHODS: A literature review was conducted. Individual 360-degree evaluation items from several publications were catalogued and classified according to different groups of assessors. A panel of international authors reviewed the list and voted on items that were most appropriate for international use. The list was trimmed to reduce redundancy and to make it as brief as possible while still capturing the essential components for each category. A second panel of international ophthalmic educators reviewed the international applicability and appropriateness of this collated list; relevant comments and suggestions were incorporated. RESULTS: A tool for the evaluation of interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and system-based practice was developed. The tool has face and content validity. CONCLUSION: This assessment tool can be used internationally for giving formative feedback based on the opinions of the different groups of people who interact with residents.

Medical Subject Headings

Clinical Competence; Education, Medical, Graduate (organization & administration); Humans; International Cooperation; Internship and Residency; Ophthalmology (education); Plastic Surgery Procedures (education); Societies, Medical

Publication Date

4-1-2018

Publication Title

Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie

E-ISSN

1715-3360

Volume

53

Issue

2

First Page

145

Last Page

149

PubMed ID

29631826

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.09.002

Recommended Citation

Palis, Ana Gabriela; Golnik, Karl Clifford; Mayorga, Eduardo Pedro; Filipe, Helena Prior; and Garg, Prashant, "The International Council of Ophthalmology 360-degree assessment tool: development and validation" (2018). Neurology. 1633.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurology/1633