Table 1 Overview and timeline of study design for each Term
Phase | Timing in term | Feedback Mark 2 principles | Intervention component | Data collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Start of each term | Orientation to standards of prescribing and purpose of feedback | Participants briefed on intervention and provided “Resident Prescribing Competency Evaluation and Feedback, Safety and Quality Development Tool” (Appendix 1) | n/a |
Weeks 1 to 3 | Activity 1 | Interns engage in day-to-day prescribing | Prescribing outcomes (Appendix 2) | |
2 | Weeks 4 to 5 | Learner judges work | Individualised feedback session (including intern self-assessment) and generation of development plan for improving the prescribing of the learner informed by ward pharmacist assessment and prescribing outcomes audit with: • Site 1 – Clinical Pharmacologist/ Clinical Pharmacology Registrar • Site 2 – Senior clinical pharmacist (medical educator) | Intern self-assessment of prescribing practice (Not reported on in this manuscript.) |
Learner asks for specific feedback | ||||
Others judge work | ||||
Compare judgement | ||||
Plan for improved work | ||||
3 | Weeks 8 to 10 | Activity 2 | Interns engage in day-to-day prescribing | Prescribing outcomes (Appendix 2) Intern evaluation of engaging in intervention (questionnaire) |
Evaluation of effects | Repeat of prescribing audit |