Research Article

Workplace Based Assessment in an Asian Context: Trainees’ and Trainers’ Perception of Validity, Reliability, Feasibility, Acceptability, and Educational Impact

Table 4

Themes from qualitative feedback.

ThemesDescription

Faculty developmentThe need to have champions and extended faculty

Endorsement from higher authoritiesRequirements to implement WPBA and support (financial/clerical/time) given to faculty members

Changing pervading cultural teaching perspectivesShift teaching mindsets from knowledge-based to competence-based

Teacher-student relationshipChanging the typical Asian hierarchical mentality with more focus on individual rather than group teaching and feedback

Doctor-patient relationshipDeveloping a partnership rather than paternalistic relationship with patients

Educationalist-clinician relationshipAllow intertwining roles through collaborations with universities and hospitals