Developing Validity Evidence for the Written Pediatric History and Physical Exam Evaluation Rubric

Abstract Objective The written history and physical examination (HP the highest interitem correlation was between assessment and differential diagnosis (0.78). Mean time to review and score an HP residents took significantly longer than attending physicians. All raters described rubric utility as "good" or "very good" and endorsed continued use. Conclusions The P-HAPEE rubric offers a novel, practical, reliable, and valid method for supervising physicians to assess pediatric written H&Ps.