Betty Onyura, Abigail J Fisher, Qian Wu, Shrutikaa Rajkumar, Sarick Chapagain, Judith Nassuna, David Rojas, Latika Nirula
INTRODUCTION: Although programme evaluation is increasingly routinised across the academic health sciences, there is scant research on the factors that shape the scope and quality of evaluation work in health professions education. Our research addresses this gap, by studying how the context in which evaluation is practised influences the type of evaluation that can be conducted. Focusing on the context of accreditation, we critically examine the types of paradoxical tensions that surface as evaluation-leads consider evaluation ideals or best practices in relation to contextual demands associated with accreditation seeking...
September 19, 2023: Medical Education