We got our first round of evals back yesterday and my attending used terms like "outstanding" and "exceptional" yet all of my scores were 6-7/10... Am I misunderstanding the coded language that people use in evals? Are "outstanding" and "exceptional" code words for "slightly better than average"?
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6-7 out of 10 is pretty good
most people aren't actually outstanding or exceptional compared to their peers
most people aren't actually outstanding or exceptional compared to their peers
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Well,
As one attending told me: they literally can't give 9 or 10/10 unless the person is god. Admins actually retract or argue their grades if they do that. He told me that apparently a 9+ meant you were an intern. Which begs the question of why 9+ is on the scale.
As one attending told me: they literally can't give 9 or 10/10 unless the person is god. Admins actually retract or argue their grades if they do that. He told me that apparently a 9+ meant you were an intern. Which begs the question of why 9+ is on the scale.
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Do your best and don't sweat the evals.
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Most people do. If you are a relatively normal human and interact with others as such, you'll be fine.
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It is all subjective.
One person's 9 is another's 6 is another's 7.
Honors/High Pass... Excellent...Outstanding...
All mean very little in the grand scheme of things.
As mentioned above just try to do your best and don't fret over human nature.
One person's 9 is another's 6 is another's 7.
Honors/High Pass... Excellent...Outstanding...
All mean very little in the grand scheme of things.
As mentioned above just try to do your best and don't fret over human nature.
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Honestly,
I'm going to sound like a broken record, but I found out the best evaluations were from talking to the people directly. They'd tell you what was good but what you needed to work on. I don't like the final Evals because they don't really say much. Talking to the residents and attendings personally and hearing feedback is way better. You learn why you're not stellar and improve on it.
So, seriously, stop relying on those things but actually talk to the person. My family medicine preceptor sat with me and was saying "here's what I'll put in your evaluation, but here's what you need to work on"
It was nice. I love honest feedback and those written evals don't do it.
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no usually they will tell you how great you're doing. then you get the final eval and it says high pass.. read more etc.
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