Policy on Narrative Assessment

Objective:

To document assessment in a narrative format, focusing on strengths and areas for improvement. To Provide meaningful assessment and written descriptions of specific observed student behaviors and performance.

Content:

The narrative should include both students’ strengths and areas that require improvement. In order to enhance the narrative’s depth and meaning, concrete and specific examples of the observations should be documented.

Integrated Medical Science I and II Phase:

Students will receive narrative assessment in any course/module in which students have four or more sessions in a small group of 12 or fewer students with the same instructor.

Required Clerkship Phase:

Students will receive narrative assessment during all required clerkships.

Career Focus Track Phase:

Students will receive narrative assessment in all clinically-based required and elective courses, research electives, and classroom electives with 12 students or fewer.