Program evaluation is the systematic assessment of a program鈥檚 implementation. In medical education, evaluation includes the synthesis and analysis of educational programs, which in turn provides evidence for educational best practices. In medical education, as in other fields, the quality of the synthesis is dependent on the rigor by which evaluations are performed. Individual program evaluation is best achieved when similar programs apply the same scientific rigor and methodology to assess outcomes, thus allowing for direct comparisons. The pedagogy of a given program, particularly in medical education, can be driven by nonscientific forces (ie, political, faddism, or ideology) rather than evidence.1 This often impedes more rapid progress of educational methods to achieve an educational goal compared with a more evidence-based practice.2