Clinical Performance Evaluations 

Subinternship Evaluation Form

On the following pages, we ask you to evaluate the student who worked with you at some time during the last month. We have changed the evaluation over last year to improve the validity and reliability of the evaluation. To help you and the students, we offer the following guidelines:

1. The evaluation form is intended to be specific and descriptive. As you can see, there are no numbers or percentages. Feedback, Evaluation, and Grading are separate processes. For each row, please circle the description where the student most consistently performed during your clinical rotation. Moving left to right is a cumulative process. Circling a descriptive observation on the far right assumes mastery of those before it.
   
   
2. Unsatisfactory or Incompetent performance is described in the far left column of every row and marked with an asterisk. If you feel the student consistently performed in this manner, please inform the offsite director and/or clerkship director. Marginal performance is described in the 2 nd column of every row
   
   
3. If you did not observe a particular component of the evaluation, do not circle the description.
   
   
4. Review the evaluation with the student before he/she leaves the rotation
   
   
5. Comments are always most helpful. Specific examples are useful. These comments are used in the Summative Evaluation & Dean’s Letter.

Note that the student’s abilities to perform a history and physical, identify problems, write assessments and plans, etc. are all evaluated on this form. The attendings and housestaff should complete this evaluation form at the beginning of the last week so they can meet with the student, review the evaluation, and give feedback prior to the student leaving the service. Give feedback to the student on a daily basis, especially based on their patient care activities, including reading, record keeping, professionalism, participation on rounds, etc. At the beginning of the rotation, housestaff and attendings should meet with the student to set performance expectations. A review of the Clinical Performance Evaluation form with the student will clearly delineate those expectations. Halfway through the month, meet with each student and give a progress report, including both positive and negative feedback. There is a separate feedback form.

Teaching our students will be enjoyable and beneficial to all. If you observe a serious problem with any of our students, be sure to notify the site coordinator or clerkship director. Give the students as much independence and responsibility as they can handle. Teach them as much as you can, returning to the bedside to role model patient interaction and to review historic and physical exam data. Finally, expect students to research issues on patients assigned to them and utilize evidence-based medicine.

• Subinternship Clinical Performance Evaluation Form (PDF file)
• Subinternship Mid-Rotation Clinical Performance Evaluation & Feedback