PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kum-Ying Tham
TI  - 360° feedback for emergency physicians in Singapore
AID  - 10.1136/emj.2007.047530
DP  - 2007 Aug 01
TA  - Emergency Medicine Journal
PG  - 574--575
VI  - 24
IP  - 8
4099  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/8/574.short
4100  - http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/8/574.full
SO  - Emerg Med J2007 Aug 01; 24
AB  - Objectives: To determine if emergency physicians (EPs) are ready to accept 360° feedback, and agreement between self and colleagues’ assessment in a 360° feedback for EPs. Methods: Self-administered questionnaire to determine acceptability of 360° feedback (n = 43). Each EP completed the Physician Achievement Review self-assessment and approached five colleagues to complete an assessment for him/her. Results: Thirty-one responded: 77.4% preferred to select their appraisers, 90.3% wanted feedback to be confidential, 58.1% would share feedback with supervisors, but only 35.5% would link feedback to remuneration. Colleagues rated EPs’ holistic management, humanistic aspects and patient communication, and professional relationship with colleagues as weak domains, weaknesses which EPs were only partially aware. Conclusions: EPs would accept 360° feedback provided that they selected their appraisers and results were confidential. Colleagues reported that EPs were weak in “soft” and system skills.