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Volume 17 (4)
Volume 17, Issue 4, Fall 1997 
J Contin Educ Health Prof 1997; 17(4):207-213
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Dave Davis, MD Anne Taylor-Vaisey, MLS A b s t r a c t In this article, we provide a brief overview of the evaluation movement in continuing health professional education, beginning with Dixon’s 1978 article on evaluation criteria and strategies. We define evaluation, discuss the forces driving the evaluation movement, and present the results of a search of the continuing education literature. Examples of program evaluations drawn from the literature illustrate Dixon’s four types of evaluation, as well as some of the qualitative and quantitative tools used in evaluation, particularly the role of the randomized controlled trial. We conclude with a discussion of the evaluation movement’s strengths and weaknesses, and its possible future directions. Keywords: Continuing Education; Continuing Health Professional Education; Continuing Medical Education; Evaluation; Program Evaluation; Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs) |
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