Purpose Narrative comments are increasingly used in assessment to document trainees'
performance and to make important decisions about academic progress. However, little is …

Purpose Learner development and promotion rely heavily on narrative assessment
comments, but narrative assessment quality is rarely evaluated in medical education …

Introduction Narrative approaches to assessment provide meaningful and valid
representations of trainee performance. Yet, narratives are frequently perceived as vague …

Background and Objectives Narrative-based evaluations are increasingly used to
discriminate between levels of trainee performance, yet barriers to high-quality narratives …

Abstract Construct The McMaster Narrative Comment Rating Tool aims to capture critical
features reflecting the quality of written narrative comments provided in the medical …

OBJECTIVE To determine whether incorporating our novel in-training evaluation report
(ITER), which prompts each resident to list at least three self-identified learning goals …

Purpose: Narrative assessment of trainees can provide meaningful and valid
representations of performance, 1 yet significant barriers remain to their quality. 2 Although …

ABSTRACT Background & Need for Innovation: Appraising the quality of narratives used in
assessment is challenging for educators and administrators. Although some quality …

Professional identity formation refers to the process by which medical trainees develop and
internalize their new roles. In this work, we analyze medical student evaluations of teaching …