Table 1 Quantitative analysis of written comments provided by each assessor group
Assessor group | # of assessors | Number of written comments | Ratio excellent: improvement | Areas of excellence comments per student median (range) | Areas for improvement comments per student median (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physician | 145 | 918 | 710:208 (3.4) | 6 (1–10) | 2 (0–5) |
Patient | 764 | 692 | 567:63 (9.0) | 5 (1–8) | 0 (0–3) |
Peers | 127 | 586 | 487:99 (4.9) | 4 (1–5) | 1 (0–4) |
Chief resident | 17 | 282 | 219:125 (1.8) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (0–3) |
Nurse: operating room | 120 | 277 | 197:80 (2.5) | 2 (0–2) | 1 (0–2) |
Nurse: ward / ward manager | 21 | 142 | 112:30 (3.7) | 1 (0–4) | 0 (0–3) |
Administrator | 1 | 91 | 71:20 (3.6) | 1 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) |
Total | 1,195 | 2,988 | 2,363:625 (3.8) | 26 (13–37) | 5 (0–12) |