Writing High Quality Comments to Improve Learner Performance ​

This course covers narrative assessments and, more specifically, how to write high-quality comments to improve learner performance. ​

Education scholars are increasingly recognizing that many aspects of trainee performance are not easily quantifiable. Thus, there is growing support for documenting performance with words alongside or instead of numbers. ​

Narrative assessments can provide specific feedback to help trainees learn, fill gaps in quantitative evaluations, and give competence committees essential context for decisions about trainee achievement. Consequently, narrative assessment is becoming more popular in clinical performance evaluation.​

Target Audience

  • Clinical Faculty
  • Teaching Faculty

Learning Objectives

By the end of this module, participants should be able to: 

  • Discuss best practices for writing narrative comments about learner performance.​
  • Outline an approach to writing high-quality clinical evaluation narrative comments.​
  • Describe strategies to mitigate bias and stereotyping in narrative comments.

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Completion
Course opens: 
03/05/2026
Course expires: 
12/31/2031
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Presenter: 

Debra (DeeDee) Herrmann, DSc, PA-C

Physicians

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Physician Assistants 

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) states that the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ are acceptable for continuing medical education requirements for recertification.

Other Health Care Professionals

A certificate of participation will be provided to other healthcare professionals for requesting credits in accordance with state nursing boards, specialty societies, or other professional associations.

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.00 Completion
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