Characteristics of Ratings of Physician Competence by Professional Associates

Although the evaluation of medical students and residents frequently includes the use of global ratings scales as measures of clinical competence, few studies have investigated the use of global ratings in evaluating the performance ofpracticing physicians, or the psychometric properties of these ra...

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Published in:Evaluation & the health professions 1989-12, Vol.12 (4), p.409-423
Main Authors: Carline, Jan D., Wenrich, Marjorie, Ramsey, Paul G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Clinical competence
Clinical Competence - statistics & numerical data
Clinical skills
Competence
General Surgery
Health administration
Internal Medicine
Internship and Residency - standards
Medical students
Nursing, Supervisory
Patients
Peer Review
Physician Executives
Physicians
Psychometrics
Quantitative psychology
Ratings & rankings
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
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Summary:Although the evaluation of medical students and residents frequently includes the use of global ratings scales as measures of clinical competence, few studies have investigated the use of global ratings in evaluating the performance ofpracticing physicians, or the psychometric properties of these ratings. In this article, the characteristics of ratings of physician competence by professional associates are described, using practicing internists as the subjects for the study. Ratings of nine aspects of clinical competence for 210 internists were obtained from four physician associates with whom patient care had been shared. The results suggest that ratings of physicians' clinical competence by professional associates are both reliable and potentially useful in identifying physicians with low performance. Studies are needed to clarify further thepsychometric properties ofpeer ratings, and to determine factors that affect these ratings.
ISSN:0163-2787
1552-3918
DOI:10.1177/016327878901200403