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Case Writing Rubric

Evaluate the quality of case reports

Rubric Code: G9X9A8

By Suhatamim

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Subject: Medical

Type: Assessment

Grade Levels: Post Graduate

Case Writing Rubric
	Poor 1 pts	Good 2 pts	Excellent 3 pts	Non-applicable 0 pts
Structure 5 %	Poor The case report does not have the necessary components (introduction, case history, discussion, implications, learning points, tables and/or figures, and references)	Good The case report has some of the necessary components (introduction, case history, discussion, implications, learning points, tables and/or figures, and references)	Excellent The case report has all the necessary components (introduction, case history, discussion, implications, learning points, tables and/or figures, and references)	Non-applicable
Introduction 5 % Purpose	Poor The introduction does not contain a clear purpose for the case report	Good The introduction contains a purpose for the case report but the purpose lacks clarity	Excellent The introduction contains a clear purpose for the case report	Non-applicable
Introduction 5 % Clinical question/problem	Poor The introduction does not contain a clear statement of the clinical question/problem of the case	Good The introduction contains a clear statement of the clinical question/problem of the case but the statement lacks clarity	Excellent The introduction contains a clear statement of the clinical question/problem of the case	Non-applicable
Introduction 5 % Literature review	Poor The introduction does not contain a literature review to the reported case	Good The introduction contains a brief literature review that is somewhat relevant to the reported case	Excellent The introduction contains a brief and relevant literature review to the reported case	Non-applicable
Case history 5 % Chronological order of case presentation	Poor The chronological order of the case presentation is poorly presented or absent	Good The chronological order of the case presentation is moderately presented	Excellent The chronological order of the case presentation is well presented	Non-applicable
Case history 5 % Causal relationships in the case presentation	Poor The causal relationship between patient’s status, treatment, unanticipated side, effects, and outcomes is poorly presented or absent	Good The causal relationship between patient’s status, treatment, unanticipated side, effects, and outcomes is moderately presented	Excellent The causal relationship between patient’s status, treatment, unanticipated side, effects, and outcomes is well presented	Non-applicable
Case history 5 % Demographics and history of patient	Poor Patient’s demographics and history are poorly presented or absent	Good Patient’s demographics and history are moderately presented	Excellent Patient’s demographics and history are well presented	Non-applicable
Case history 5 % Laboratory and diagnostic data	Poor Patient’s laboratory and diagnostic data are poorly presented or absent	Good Patient’s laboratory and diagnostic data are moderately presented	Excellent Patient’s laboratory and diagnostic data are well presented	Non-applicable
Case history 5 % Patient’s identifiers	Poor Patient’s identifiers have not been removed	Good Patient’s identifiers have somewhat been removed	Excellent Patient’s identifiers have been appropriately removed	Non-applicable
Case history 10 % Treatment	Poor Patient’s treatment is poorly presented or absent	Good Patient’s treatment is moderately presented	Excellent Patient’s treatment is well presented	Non-applicable
Discussion 10 % Accuracy and validity	Poor Patient’s data is presented with poor accuracy and validity	Good Patient’s data is presented with moderate accuracy and validity	Excellent Patient’s data is presented with excellent accuracy and validity	Non-applicable
Discussion 5 % Relevant literature citations	Poor Connections between the case and the similarities and differences found in the literature are poorly presented	Good Connections between the case and the similarities and differences found in the literature are somewhat presented	Excellent Connections between the case and the similarities and differences found in the literature are well presented	Non-applicable
Discussion 5 % Uniqueness of case	Poor The uniqueness of the case is poorly justified	Good The uniqueness of the case is somewhat justified	Excellent The uniqueness of the case is well justified	Non-applicable
Discussion 2 % Tables	Poor The tables are not necessary to explain the findings of the case report	Good The tables are somewhat necessary to explain the findings of the case report	Excellent The tables are necessary to explain the findings of the case report	Non-applicable
Discussion 2 % Figures	Poor The figures are not necessary to explain the findings of the case report	Good The figures are somewhat necessary to explain the findings of the case report	Excellent The figures are necessary to explain the findings of the case report	Non-applicable
Implications 10 %	Poor The implications presented are not significant	Good The implications presented are somewhat significant	Excellent The implications presented are significant	Non-applicable
Implications for developing country 10 %	Poor The implications presented for developing countries are not significant	Good The implications presented for developing countries are somewhat significant	Excellent The implications presented for developing countries are significant	Non-applicable
Learning points 10 %	Poor The discussion and the implications does not bring new knowledge and does not present an advanced understanding of the medical condition described with low or no value	Good The discussion and the implications bring new knowledge and present an advanced understanding of the medical condition described with a moderate value	Excellent The discussion and the implications bring new knowledge and present an advanced understanding of the medical condition described with an exceptional value	Non-applicable
Writing 2 % Clarity	Poor The writing is not clear	Good The writing is somewhat clear	Excellent The writing is clear	Non-applicable
Writing 2 % Brevity	Poor The writing is not brief	Good The writing is somewhat brief	Excellent The writing is brief	Non-applicable
Writing 2 % Medical terminology	Poor The medical terminology used is not appropriate	Good The medical terminology used is somewhat appropriate	Excellent The medical terminology used is appropriate	Non-applicable
Writing 2 % Grammar and spelling	Poor The writing is not free of grammatical and spelling errors	Good The writing is somewhat free of grammatical and spelling errors	Excellent The writing is free of grammatical and spelling errors	Non-applicable
References 2 %	Poor References are cited with many errors	Good References are cited with few errors	Excellent References are cited with no errors	Non-applicable
Tables 2 % Number and order	Poor Tables are not numbered in the appropriate order of their appearance in the text	Good Some tables are numbered in the appropriate order of their appearance in the text with few errors	Excellent All tables are numbered in the appropriate order of their appearance in the text with no error	Non-applicable
Tables 2 % Titles	Poor Tables have no titles or titles are not clear and concise	Good Some tables have concise and clear titles	Excellent All tables have concise and clear titles	Non-applicable
Figures 2 % Number and order	Poor Figures are not numbered in the appropriate order of their appearance in the text	Good Some figures are numbered in the appropriate order of their appearance in the text with few errors	Excellent All figures are numbered in the appropriate order of their appearance in the text with no error	Non-applicable
Figures 2 % Titles	Poor Figures have no titles or titles are not clear and concise	Good Some figures have concise and clear titles	Excellent All figures have concise and clear titles	Non-applicable
Figures 2 % Orientation	Poor Figures are not uploaded in the right orientation	Good Some figures are uploaded in the right orientation with few errors	Excellent All figures are uploaded in the right orientation with no error	Non-applicable
Figures 2 % Quality	Poor Quality of figures is low	Good Quality of figures is moderate	Excellent Quality of figures is high	Non-applicable
Figures 2 % Identifiers	Poor Patient’s identifiers have not been removed	Good Patient’s identifiers have somewhat been removed	Excellent Patient’s identifiers have been appropriately removed	Non-applicable

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