A model to understand assessment practice in medicine

Dr Nici Simms discusses her research on the assessment behaviours of clinician educators charged with assessing in undergraduate medical programmes. Assessment in medicine and the health professions includes theoretical and clinical (practical) assessments to determine student competency – their knowledge, skills and attitudes. Assessment is therefore of critical importance, because graduates are certified as ‘safe’ for public patient care. In this episode, Dr Nici Simms discusses a study exploring the assessment behaviours of clinician-educators, using a theoretical model called ‘Health Behaviour Theory.’ Nici explains some of the multitude of factors that influenced clinician educators’ assessment behaviours across three diverse contexts in the global South. The Deanery Digest (a plain language summary) of this research can be viewed and downloaded here: https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/deanery-digest/a-model-to-understand-assessment-practice-in-medicine/ Nici’s Socials: Twitter @DanicaAnneSims @OxfordMMEd, LinkedIn Danica (Nici) Simms Learn more about the Oxford Education Deanery: https://www.education.ox.ac.uk/about-us/oxford-education-deanery/ Join our mailing list: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=G96VzPWXk0-0uv5ouFLPkdxpy7LmNcFLujTOHXPmFwlUOUtYSFBOMklHRUhJMzhPRU9GRTJGRDFWQyQlQCN0PWcu&route=shorturl

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The University of Oxford Education Deanery’s mission is to empower educators worldwide to understand, use, and co-produce high-quality research evidence in education. In this podcast series, we explore the latest research from the Department of Education at the University of Oxford and discuss the real-world implications for teachers, parents and policy makers. Each podcast is accompanied by a Deanery Digest, a short, plain language summary of the research, which can be downloaded from our website.