Effective Written Feedback

Program details

Presenters: Shannon Beets, M.A., UNR Med Assistant Dean, Institutional Assessment and Accreditation & Bret Frey M.D., Resident, Western Emergency Physicians Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Provides 1.00 hour of CE/CME credit (Presented on April 17, 2025; Reviewed March 01, 2026; Expires March 01, 2028)
Online CME Credit: These courses are FREE with an active Community or Academic Clinical Faculty appointment at UNR Med. For questions or inquiries regarding this program series, please contact adamwilkinson@med.unr.edu.

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Overview

Dr. Bret Frey, MD, and Shannon Beets will explore practical strategies for strengthening evaluative feedback for medical students in the clinical learning environment. This session will address common challenges faculty encounter when writing meaningful evaluative comments and highlight approaches for overcoming these barriers. Participants will discuss ways to efficiently capture observations and develop descriptive, actionable feedback that supports learner growth and provides useful information for both students and course directors.

This session topic is part of a clinical teaching professional development series presented by the Office of Faculty Affairs. To view all session topics in this series, please click on Office of Faculty Affairs Program Series. These courses are FREE with an active Community or Academic Clinical Faculty appointment at UNR Med. Please email Adam Wilkinson if you have any questions.

Learning Objectives

Following participation in this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Discuss ideas for how to overcome common struggles for writing evaluative comments about medical students
  • Develop ways to find time to write descriptive and actionable comments along with strategies to take notes to individualize feedback
  • Discuss the best practices for writing descriptive and actionable feedback that can be shared with course directors or students

Training Credit Requirements for Community or Academic Clinical FacultyCredit Requirements

To receive credit for meeting the training requirements associated with your Community Faculty appointment or the Academic Clinical Faculty Meaningful Participation Program, you must complete both of the following steps:

  1. Watch the entire training video.
  2. Claim CME/CE credit after completing the video.

⚠️ Important: Your participation will only be recorded if both steps are completed.

Note for non-clinicians: You may still claim credit and will receive a certificate of completion.