Bragging Rights!!

Al finally got the results from his surgery rotation! We've been anxiously awaiting this since it really means a lot for our future...

Here is his evaluation:

Narrative Summary: This summary is based upon subjective evaluations of this student (based upon observations from both attendings and residents on the above listed services). These assessments include a 10 item evaluation that covers general medical knowledge, history and physical exam, differential diagnosis, professionalism, patient rapport, health care team rapport, diagnostic and therapeutic program planning, organizing information and recording data, motivation and attitude toward learning, and finally, procedural skills. This narrative also includes an assessment of this student's NBME score.

Allen performed very well on his rotations while on service for the surgery clerkship, obtaining a mean clinical assessment score of 4.3 out of a possible score of 5.0. In fact, Allen achieved superior mean clinical assessment scores of 4.0 or higher in all ten categories in which he was evaluated. While on service, Allen was noted to be a particularly hard worker and a very good student.

Allen also performed very well on the recent surgery shelf exam, obtaining a raw score of 79. This score equated to the 79th percentile for the 3rd quartile.

This student obtained a final grade of Honors on the clerkship.
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I am so proud of Al!!! He has worked so hard and is doing so well in his rotations. We are super excited about his success in surgery and I know that he is well on his way to being a great surgeon!! Way to go Al!!!!