Advances in Medical Education and Practice (Jul 2020)

Medical Students’ Perspectives on an Assessment of Reflective Portfolios [Letter]

  • Forenc KM,
  • Eriksson FM,
  • Malhotra B

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 11
pp. 463 – 464

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Kinga Magda Forenc, Frida Margaretha Eriksson, Bihu Malhotra Medical School, St George’s University of London, London, UKCorrespondence: Kinga Magda ForencMedical School, St George’s University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, UKTel +44 7885629834Email [email protected] We read with great interest the study by Kassab et al1 which discusses the implementation of an instrument for assessing reflective portfolios in medical school curriculums. As fifth-year UK-based medical students, we have engaged in reflective writing of clinical experiences and would like to outline some of the limitations in the suggested instrument which we note have not been fully discussed.  View the original paper by Kassab and colleagues

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