Abstract
Within medical education, feedback is an invaluable tool to facilitate learning and growth throughout a physician’s training and beyond. Despite the importance of feedback, variations in practice indicate the need for evidence-based guidelines to inform best practices. Additionally, time constraints, variable acuity, and workflow in the emergency department (ED) pose unique challenges to providing effective feedback. This paper outlines expert guidelines for feedback in the ED setting from members of the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine Best Practices Subcommittee, based on the best evidence available through a critical review of the literature. We provide guidance on the use of feedback in medical education, with a focus on instructor strategies for giving feedback and learner strategies for receiving feedback, and we offer suggestions for fostering a culture of feedback.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 479-494 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2023 |
Funding
The authors would like to thank the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine for its support of our committee and this project. The authors also would like to acknowledge Samantha Kaplan, PhD, Medical Librarian, Duke University, Durham, NC, for her contributions.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine