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Validity and reliability of an in-training evaluation report to measure the CanMEDS roles in emergency medicine residents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2015

Aliya Kassam ,
Tyrone Donnon  and
Ian Rigby
Aliya Kassam*
Affiliation:
Office of Postgraduate Medical Education and Medical Education Research Unit, Department of Community Health Sciences
Tyrone Donnon
Affiliation:
Office of Postgraduate Medical Education and Medical Education Research Unit, Department of Community Health Sciences
Ian Rigby
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
*
Office of Postgraduate Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Calgary, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4N1; kassama@ucalgary.ca

Abstract

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Background:

There is a question of whether a single assessment tool can assess the key competencies of residents as mandated by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada CanMEDS roles framework.

Objective:

The objective of the present study was to investigate the reliability and validity of an emergency medicine (EM) in-training evaluation report (ITER).

Method:

ITER data from 2009 to 2011 were combined for residents across the 5 years of the EM residency training program. An exploratory factor analysis with varimax rotation was used to explore the construct validity of the ITER. A total of 172 ITERs were completed on residents across their first to fifth year of training.

Results:

A combined, 24-item ITER yielded a five-factor solution measuring the CanMEDs role Medical Expert/ Scholar, Communicator/Collaborator, Professional, Health Advocate and Manager subscales. The factor solution accounted for 79% of the variance, and reliability coefficients (Cronbach alpha) ranged from α = 0.90 to 0.95 for each subscale and α = 0.97 overall. The combined, 24-item ITER used to assess residents’ competencies in the EM residency program showed strong reliability and evidence of construct validity for assessment of the CanMEDS roles.

Conclusions:

Further research is needed to develop and test ITER items that will differentiate each CanMEDS role exclusively.

Keywords

clinical competenceemergency medicinein-training evaluation report
Type
Education • Enseignement
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 16 , Issue 2 , March 2014 , pp. 144 - 150
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 2014

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