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Learning Objective scoring

When evaluating a student’s performance during a patient encounter, you are asked to score them on three main learning objectives: Assessment, Treatment, and Management.

Your scores determine whether a student’s experience counts towards their current learning phase requirements. It is important to score based on the level of assistance the student required, rather than just the outcome of the call.

Scoring is based on independence and success.

IconColorRating
Gray circleGrayNot applicable or attempted
Red circleRedDid not perform successfully
Yellow circleYellowPerformed successfully with some assistance
Green circleGreenPerformed successfully independently or with little to no assistance

The main difference between a Yellow and a Green score is the amount of intervention or assistance you provided.

  • Score Yellow (Formative) if the student performed the tasks successfully but needed prompts, reminders, or physical assistance. This indicates the student is in a “Formative” stage of learning for that objective.
  • Score Green (Summative/Capstone) if the student performed the tasks successfully with little to no assistance. This indicates the student is ready for “Summative” or “Capstone” credit.

Consider the student’s ability to:

  • Perform a primary assessment.
  • Gather a history.
  • Perform a physical exam.
  • Form a field impression.

Consider the student’s ability to:

  • Develops a treatment plan.
  • Select appropriate interventions.
  • Perform skills correctly.
  • Administer medications safely.

Consider the student’s ability to:

  • Manage the scene and resources.
  • Make transport decisions.
  • Lead the team (Team Leader).
  • Hand off the patient.
  • Maintain appropriate affect when communicating with the patient and bystanders.

Students must progress through learning phases by demonstrating increasing independence. Your scores affect which phase an evaluation satisfies.

  • Formative Phase: Requires at least Yellow in Assessment and Treatment.
  • Summative Phase: Requires Green in Assessment and Treatment, and at least Yellow in Management.
  • Capstone Phase: Requires Green in Assessment, Treatment, AND Management.