Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
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To identify problems in how medical school faculty are evaluated, from the perspectives of faculty and administrators, and to understand how perceptions of the problems differ among those with varying roles within the medical school. ⋯ The study population was not random; indeed, it was probably biased toward those who felt strongly (and perhaps negatively) about the current evaluation system. Still, the intensity with which views were expressed was striking. Improving the evaluation of faculty teaching undoubtedly remains one of medical education's greatest challenges.