Assessment in Health Professions Education by Rachel Yudkowsky, Yoon Soo Park, Steven M. Downing

Assessment in Health Professions Education , second edition, provides a comprehensive guide for educators in the health professions―medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health fields. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated by leaders in the field.

Part II covers specific assessment methods, with a focus on validity, best practices, challenges, and practical guidelines for the effective implementation of successful assessment programs. Part III addresses special topics and recent innovative approaches, including narrative assessment, situational judgment tests, programmatic assessment, mastery learning settings, and the key features approach.