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Table 3 Average Fellow Performance Ratings by Pediatric Rheumatologist Assessors Using a Five-Point Scale (0–4)* by Scenario

From: The pediatric rheumatology objective structured clinical examination: progressing from a homegrown effort toward a reliable and valid national formative assessment

Scenario

Overall Performance

Professionalism

Communication

2009a

2011

2009a

2011

2009a

2011

1: Glucocorticoid explanation

3.08

2.68

2.75

3.74

2.69

3.21

2: Joint injection preparation

2.72

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

3: Joint injection simulation

2.59

3.00

3.24

3.42

2.98

3.11

4: Musculoskeletal exam

2.67

3.21

3.32

3.68

3.23

3.37

5: Dermatomyositis diagnosis discussion

3.13

2.61

3.42

3.17

3.14

2.89

6: Juvenile arthritis lecture

3.02

2.82

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

7: Insurance appeal

2.61

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

8: Gait analysis

N/A

Score not averaged

N/A

Score not averaged

N/A

Score not averaged

9: Bad news delivery

N/A

2.89

N/A

3.39

N/A

2.72

  1. a2009 VAS scores (0–100) with anchors of poor and excellent were scaled to 2011 five-point scale from 0-poor, novice, intermediate, advanced, expert-4