Influence of Clinical Competency Committee Review Process on Summative Resident Assessment Decisions

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BACKGROUND: Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) are charged with making summative assessment decisions about residents. OBJECTIVE: We explored how review processes CCC members utilize influence their decisions regarding residents' milestone levels and supervisory roles. METHODS: We conducted a multisite longitudinal prospective observational cohort study at 14 pediatrics residency programs during academic year 2015-2016. Individual CCC members biannually reported characteristics of their review process and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education milestone levels and recommended supervisory role categorizations assigned to residents. Relationships among characteristics of CCC member reviews, mean milestone levels, and supervisory role categorizations were analyzed using mixed-effects linear regression, reported as mean differences with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and Bayesian mixed-effects ordinal regression, reported as odds ratios (ORs) and 95% credible intervals (CrIs). Members recommended less supervisory responsibility when they reviewed more residents (OR = 0.96, 95% CrI 0.94-0.99) and participated in more review cycles (OR = 0.22, 95% CrI 0.07-0.63). CONCLUSIONS: This study explored the association between characteristics of individual CCC member reviews and their summative assessment decisions about residents. Further study is needed to gain deeper understanding of factors influencing CCC members' summative assessment decisions.