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. 2020 Nov 5;5(3):e10544.
doi: 10.1002/aet2.10544. eCollection 2021 Jul.

Workplace-based Assessment Data in Emergency Medicine: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Teresa M Chan  1   2   3 , Stefanie S Sebok-Syer  4 , Warren J Cheung  5 , Martin Pusic  6 , Christine Stehman  7 , Michael Gottlieb  8
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Workplace-based Assessment Data in Emergency Medicine: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Teresa M Chan et al. AEM Educ Train. .

Abstract

Objective: In the era of competency-based medical education (CBME), the collection of more and more trainee data is being mandated by accrediting bodies such as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. However, few efforts have been made to synthesize the literature around the current issues surrounding workplace-based assessment (WBA) data. This scoping review seeks to synthesize the landscape of literature on the topic of data collection and utilization for trainees' WBAs in emergency medicine (EM).

Methods: The authors conducted a scoping review in the style of Arksey and O'Malley, seeking to synthesize and map literature on collecting, aggregating, and reporting WBA data. The authors extracted, mapped, and synthesized literature that describes, supports, and substantiates effective data collection and utilization in the context of the CBME movement within EM.

Results: Our literature search retrieved 189 potentially relevant references (after removing duplicates) that were screened to 29 abstracts and papers relevant to collecting, aggregating, and reporting WBAs. Our analysis shows that there is an increasing temporal trend toward contributions in these topics, with the majority of the papers (16/29) being published in the past 3 years alone.

Conclusion: There is increasing interest in the areas around data collection and utilization in the age of CBME. The field, however, is only beginning to emerge, leaving more work that can and should be done in this area.

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Flow diagram of our literature screening and selection process.
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The trend of publications found using this scoping review on the topic of workplace‐based assessment in emergency medicine from 2008‐2019.
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A heat map that depicts the validity framework incorporation within the EM assessment literature over time.
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