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Workplace-Based Assessments (WBAs)

Workplace-Based Assessments (WBAs) are brief, formative assessments completed by a preceptor after a clinical encounter that rate a student’s performance and provide feedback for that specific encounter. 

For 2026-27, you must submit at least 3 WBAs per week and at least 1 verified* assessment at an entrustment level of 2 or higher for each of the 8 required activities below. No more than 6 WBAs per week will count toward the weekly total.

*WBAs are considered verified if they are either:

  1. Submitted directly by the preceptor, or
  2. Submitted by a student and confirmed by the preceptor.

Required activities:

  1. Gather a history
  2. Perform a physical examination
  3. Prioritize a differential diagnosis following a clinical encounter
  4. Recommend diagnostic or screening plans for common situations
  5. Interpret diagnostic or screening information for common situations
  6. Provide an oral presentation of a clinical encounter
  7. Document a clinical encounter
  8. Communicate with patients and/or families

An OR specific activity - Prepare Effectively for Operative Cases - is available during this rotation. Completion of the activity counts towards the weekly WBA total but does not count as a required activity.

WBAs are submitted though a Qualtrics survey. Each student has a unique form link and QR code that can be used by either the student or a preceptor to submit a WBA. Preceptors will receive copies of the WBAs they have submitted so that comments can be reused when filling out eValue forms.

COMPASS 

Competency Mapping and Programmatic Assessment System (COMPASS) is UWSOM’s new assessment framework that supports the School’s transition to a CBME model. The new framework is designed to address concerns about the current grading system and to better align educational practices with student competency development, competencies in ongoing medical education, and patient needs.

Look for the compass icon to identify changes associated with this new program of assessment:

COMPASS COMPASS 2

More information about UWSOM’s COMPASS (Competency Mapping and Programmatic Assessment System) framework is available on the COMPASS webpage.