WBA Remote Assessment Pool

WBA Remote Assessment Pool

Registrars in the Training Program must complete Workplace Based Assessments (WBAs) to meet Training Program requirements. WBAs enable a continuous method of formative assessment and feedback to inform Registrar progress and learning. WBAs involve an Assessor, usually an ACSEP Fellow, observing the Registrar interacting with a patient during a consult or the Assessor will ask the Registrar a series of questions within a discussion environment. There are several types of WBAs and Registrars are encouraged to complete WBAs with a breadth of Assessors.

The WBA types are as follows:

• Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX)
• Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS)
• Case-Based Discussion (CBD)
• Mini Management Assessment (MMA)
• MSF (Multi Source Feedback)

While some WBAs must be completed in-person, several can be completed remotely by phone, video conference or can be videoed and assessed later as per the below table.

The WBA Assessment Pool consists of Fellows who are available to complete WBAs remotely with Registrars. The Pool encourages Registrars to complete WBAs with a breadth of Assessors and at convenient times.

Registrars should initiate an assessment request with a Fellow by emailing the following details:

• Registrar name
• Registrar email address
• Registrar phone number
• EPA the WBA relates to (for Registrars who commenced in 2024)
• WBA type
• Attach the WBA form
• Indicate approximate time required to complete the assessment

The Fellow should respond to the request with the following details:

• Indication of availability/unavailability
• Times they are available to complete the assessment

It is the Registrar's responsibility to organise calendar invitations, videoconferencing details or appropriate phone call options.

The Assessor should provide the completed WBA form to the Registrar within one week of the assessment and the Registrar must upload successfully completed WBA forms to their online portfolio.

WBA forms can be found in the Forms Library here.

The College has developed a template patient consent pro-forma for WBA remote assessment. Download the form here or in the Forms Library.

Pool of Fellows

Registrars can contact Fellows from the below list with remote assessment requests.