a American Board of Medical Specialties , Chicago , IL , USA.
b Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine , Denver , CO , USA.
Med Teach. 2018 Sep;40(9):917-919. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2018.1471202. Epub 2018 May 24.
Longitudinal assessment (LA) involves the regular, spaced delivery of a limited number of questions on practice relevant content on a computer or mobile internet platform. Depending on the platform, participants may indicate relevance of the content to their practice and confidence in their answer prior to receiving immediate feedback (including critiques) on each question. Individual dashboards may be included to assist participants in tracking progress and identifying areas of strength and weaknesss across a content blueprint. This paper provides an overview of the theoretical underpinnings underlying LA programs, briefly describes current uses of LA in medicine and suggests areas for evaluating the role of LA in continuing medical specialty certification and continuing professional development.
纵向评估（LA）涉及定期、有间隔地在计算机或移动互联网平台上提供数量有限的与实践相关内容的问题。根据平台的不同，参与者可以在收到每个问题的即时反馈（包括批评）之前，表明内容与他们的实践相关，并对他们的答案有信心。可能会包括个人仪表板，以帮助参与者跟踪进度并确定在内容蓝图中的优势和劣势领域。本文概述了 LA 计划背后的理论基础，简要描述了 LA 在医学中的当前用途，并提出了评估 LA 在继续医学专业认证和持续专业发展中的作用的领域。
