Evaluation & Assessment

Comprehensive feedback is essential to the completion of a successful rotation, and this is integral to a competency based curriculum. Formal assessment during the anesthesia clerkship block has 3 components:

  1. Paper-based daily evaluations, one for each day
  2. One observed history and physical for a preoperative assessment – requires completion using an Elentra-based Anesthesia observed clinical encounter form
  3. The end of rotation exam, comprised of 30 MCQs in Anesthesia, taken together with the Emergency medicine exam.

Each clerk will be given ten paper daily evaluation forms which they should have completed by their preceptor at the end of each day. These evaluations should be retained and submitted to the specified site office on the final day of the rotation. As well as evaluating your clinical performance, they are also used to confirm your attendance, so ensure you have one filled out each day.

As of 2019, the daily evaluations are based around 6 of the 13 AFMC Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). EPAs are completed by the site coordinators at the end of the two week block, based upon the daily evaluations. Clerks should review the Acute Care Elentra page on ‘Assessment / exams’ for an up-to-date summary.

We strongly encourage every clerk to complete both the Rotation and Clinical Teacher Evaluations that will be provided on the final day of the rotation. We appreciate all feedback and make every attempt to address any and all issues that are brought to our attention. We strive to make your rotation as valuable and as engaging as possible!

Further instruction concerning time and location will be provided in your welcome email just prior to your rotation.

Ottawa Anesthesia PrimerA textbook, Ottawa Anesthesia Primer, edited by Patrick Sullivan MD, will be made available to each student by the site office at each hospital. Your rotation will not be considered complete until this book is returned. Students are also directed to another excellent text written by Dr. Karen Raymer of McMaster University. This eBook “Understanding Anesthesia: A Learner’s Guide” is available at http://www.understandinganesthesia.ca/.  

A comprehensive list of resources, including videos made by department members on specific topics relevant to anesthesia, is available on the resources section of the Acute Care Elentra page.

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