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I created an account just for this issue because I'd appreciate a few diverse opinions. I am an average medical student interested in EM. By average, I mean average, not SDN average to give some perspective (i.e. I have respectable scores but not blowing anything out of the water). I did a rotation recently for which I will get a SLOE and just got some feedback. I haven't seen the SLOE and I've waived my right but I have been allowed to see the feedback.
At the end of every shift, I ask for feedback. I've done this on multiple rotations and the statements almost always reflect whats in the final evaluation. Simply put, I can't fix anything if I don't know it's broke so that's why I ask. On a recent EM rotation, I generally received positive feedback, "You're doing fine" to "Great job! Glad you brought xyz to my attention". Clerkship director was very positive toward me. No red flags, really enjoyed it, considering going there.
Today I get the feedback and while most of it is "Appropriate for her level of training", "Made my job easier and very enthusiastic", "We'd love to have Bluegreen 89 in our residency program"...I got one that went into specifics that berated me and finished with "Bluegreen89 is inappropriate and unprofessional." I know who wrote it and this is someone who was telling me I was doing fine. I take pride in being professional and am wracking my brains to figure out what I did to anger her. None of my other evaluations in any rotation say anything even remotely like this, including the other people's evaluations within this.
I can't fight it. It's in stone. So how do I address it? I would prefer to take the mature/professional road but I'm just not sure where to start.
TLDR: Good/neutral comments + one horrendous comment = how do I address this?
I created an account just for this issue because I'd appreciate a few diverse opinions. I am an average medical student interested in EM. By average, I mean average, not SDN average to give some perspective (i.e. I have respectable scores but not blowing anything out of the water). I did a rotation recently for which I will get a SLOE and just got some feedback. I haven't seen the SLOE and I've waived my right but I have been allowed to see the feedback.
At the end of every shift, I ask for feedback. I've done this on multiple rotations and the statements almost always reflect whats in the final evaluation. Simply put, I can't fix anything if I don't know it's broke so that's why I ask. On a recent EM rotation, I generally received positive feedback, "You're doing fine" to "Great job! Glad you brought xyz to my attention". Clerkship director was very positive toward me. No red flags, really enjoyed it, considering going there.
Today I get the feedback and while most of it is "Appropriate for her level of training", "Made my job easier and very enthusiastic", "We'd love to have Bluegreen 89 in our residency program"...I got one that went into specifics that berated me and finished with "Bluegreen89 is inappropriate and unprofessional." I know who wrote it and this is someone who was telling me I was doing fine. I take pride in being professional and am wracking my brains to figure out what I did to anger her. None of my other evaluations in any rotation say anything even remotely like this, including the other people's evaluations within this.
I can't fight it. It's in stone. So how do I address it? I would prefer to take the mature/professional road but I'm just not sure where to start.
TLDR: Good/neutral comments + one horrendous comment = how do I address this?