A practical approach to mentoring students with repeated performance deficiencies

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Typical training activities, assessment, and feedback for specific performance deficiencies

Performance deficiency	Training activity	Assessment of progress	Mechanism of feedback
*Knowledge*	Self-study with advice on resources & study technique	Knowledge evaluations	Evaluations reviewed with mentor and feedback provided
*History taking*	Real or standardized patients	Direct observation	Immediate feedback
*Physical examination*	Real, standardized, or simulated patients	Direct observation	Immediate feedback
*Clinical reasoning*	Paper or online cases	Direct observation of student “thinking aloud”	Immediate feedback
*Communication*	Real or standardized patients	Direct observation	Immediate feedback
*Collaboration*	Clinical rotations	Weekly evaluations from clinical preceptor	Evaluations reviewed with mentor and feedback provided
*Manager*	Clinical rotations	Weekly focused evaluations from clinical preceptor	Evaluations reviewed with mentor and feedback provided
*Health Advocate*	Clinical rotations	Weekly focused evaluations from clinical preceptor	Evaluations reviewed with mentor and feedback provided
*Scholar*	Clinical rotations	Weekly focused evaluations from clinical preceptor	Evaluations reviewed with mentor and feedback provided
*Professionalism*	Clinical rotations	Weekly focused evaluations from clinical preceptor	Evaluations reviewed with mentor and feedback provided

ISSN: 1472-6920