Background

Formative assessment and feedback are critical to high-quality medical education, and, as such, central to the educational mission of Washington University School of Medicine. In keeping with Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) element 9.7, WashU Medicine is committed to ensuring that each medical student is provided with formative assessment and feedback on their performance, including knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes, early enough in required courses and clerkships to allow sufficient time for improvement.

Policies

All students must receive formative assessment and feedback by the midpoint of all required courses and required clinical rotations four or more weeks to allow sufficient time for remediation.

1. All required courses and clerkships which are four or more weeks must provide formative assessment and feedback to each student by the midpoint of the course or clerkship.
2. The Committee on Medical Student Education will monitor compliance with the delivery of formative assessment and feedback annually on courses and quarterly for required clinical rotations.  

Last approved on October 3, 2022

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