360 Degrees feedback for emergency physicians in Singapore.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if emergency physicians (EPs) are ready to accept 360 degrees feedback, and agreement between self and colleagues' assessment in a 360 degrees feedback for EPs.


METHODS
Self-administered questionnaire to determine acceptability of 360 degrees feedback (n = 43). Each EP completed the Physician Achievement Review self-assessment and approached five colleagues to complete an assessment for him/her.


RESULTS
Thirty-one responded: 77.4% preferred to select their appraisers, 90.3% wanted feedback to be confidential, 58.1% would share feedback with supervisors, but only 35.5% would link feedback to remuneration. Colleagues rated EPs' holistic management, humanistic aspects and patient communication, and professional relationship with colleagues as weak domains, weaknesses which EPs were only partially aware.


CONCLUSIONS
EPs would accept 360 degrees feedback provided that they selected their appraisers and results were confidential. Colleagues reported that EPs were weak in "soft" and system skills.
Tham
Kum-Ying
KY
Emergency Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Republic of Singapore. kum_ying_tham@ttsh.com.sg
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006694:Holistic Health; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D012846:Singapore; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires