Doctors As Teachers Assessment (DATA) – a multisource feedback tool for faculty development

Abstract

Background: Positive role models have a significant impact on the delivery of education and training by creating a favourable culture for learning. Although assessment and evaluation are key components of medical education, assessment of teacher performance has received scant attention to date.

Academic audit: Suggested methods to assess medical teachers performance

“…National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has identified seven domains for audit [4], and Baldwin [5] proposed five domains of educator performance to assess the faculty at medical colleges. However, there are no standard guidelines available to assess faculty performance [6].…”