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Alliance CMExchange: Needs Assessment and Outcomes Evaluation Data and Tools
Review Criteria.
To volunteer to review assessment data for posting to CMExchange please email to submission@cmexchange.org
TITLE PAGE
- REVIEW CRITERIA
- Clear and accurate description of the project in Title.
- Contact information is complete and accurate including name of person submitting, institution, email address, phone number and mailing address.
ABSTRACT
- REVIEW CRITERIA
- Includes clear and accurate summary of project description, target audience, methods, results and implications for future education.
- Does not exceed 250 words.
- At least 2 key words are presented that accurately represent the project.
PROJECT CONTENT SUBMISSION
Project Description
- REVIEW CRITERIA
- Goal of project is clearly stated and is consistent with assessment of healthcare professionals.
- Disease state, or health problem, is described briefly and documented.
- Physician competencies that are addressed are listed and content is consistent with the competencies.
- The intended level of educational outcome/s sought by project are accurately identified and justified.
- Project data is relevant and useful to CME professionals in assessing and designing education.
- Commercial support is acknowledged, or a statement is included that there was no commercial support for the project.
Target Audience
- REVIEW CRITERIA
- Physician, or health team, specialists identified.
- Demographic information is provided for targeted group/s.
Methodology (Process)
- REVIEW CRITERIA
- Study design used in project is clear, accurate and evidence-based.
- Does study design measure the intended outcomes/goals?
- Type of analysis is identified.
- Data collection methods are described.
- A description of what tests were run to analyze the data is included.
- The sample size of the study is included and is adequate for the scope of the project.
- A description of how the measurement instruments were developed.
- Are measurement methods based on evidence, or have been validated.
- Acknowledgement if Institutional Review Board approved the project.
Results (Outcomes)
- REVIEW CRITERIA
- Results reflect intended outcomes.
- Data is accurately represented in text and tables.
- In descriptive data when possible, means and standard deviations are presented.
- Data representation matches the type of analysis conducted.
- Percentages are presented with numerical values of sample sizes.
- In post assessments where control groups are used, effect sizes are calculated.
Implications for future education
- REVIEW CRITERIA
- Limitations of the applicability of the data are briefly discussed.
- Concrete descriptions of performance gaps are provided.
- Identified performance gaps are linked to specific implications for the development of future educational activities.
APPENDIX (1-4 pages – Optional, but Recommended)
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