Pilot study of a 360-degree assessment instrument for physical medicine & rehabilitation residency programs.

OBJECTIVE: To perform a pilot test on a new format for multidisciplinary assessment of resident physicians' professionalism and clinical performance in acute inpatient rehabilitation settings. DESIGN: In this pilot study, a 26-item ratings instrument was developed for use by therapists, nurses, social workers, case managers, and psychologists to rate inpatient residents. RESULTS: A total of 421 ratings forms were returned over four academic years. Alpha reliability coefficient for instrumentation sample was 0.99. chi2 and analysis of variance procedures examined item mean differences. Significant differences (P