The phrase "a formal screening" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a structured evaluation or assessment is being conducted, often in professional or medical settings.
Example: "The company will conduct a formal screening of all applicants to ensure they meet the necessary qualifications."
Alternatives: "an official evaluation" or "a structured assessment."
Infant socioemotional development is often held under informal surveillance, but a formal screening program is needed to ensure systematic identification of developmental risk.
Applicants have to pass a formal screening process involving tests indicative of the types of jobs Rev.com offers.
In addition to her transgressive appearance, which was described as a "mash-up of brazen Seventies punk and spooky Eighties goth with a dash of S&M temptress" by Lynn Hirschberg of W, Mara participated in a formal screening and was filmed by Fincher on a subway in Los Angeles in an effort to persuade the executives of Sony Pictures that she was a credible choice.
Secondly, we advise administering a formal screening instrument to all patients.
None of the patients had participated in a formal screening programme.
Incarceration was not a formal screening criterion per the study institution's protocol and only identified if specifically mentioned in the clinical documentation.
Members of Parliament earn $16,600 a month before taxes, and about $10,200 more to cover expenses or pay aides — whom they can choose on their own and without any formal screening process.
Back home most of my friends have also been screened, not as part of any formal screening programme but because in Portugal gynaecologists advise women to be screened every year from their late teens onwards.
Finally, after you have completed the initial tenant screening steps, you should run a formal tenant screening report.
If the patient mentions psychological distress, the oncologist interviews the patient (on an ad hoc basis, no formal screening moments for distress).
Care as usual consists of the following elements: If the patient brings up any problem, the hematologist interviews the patient (on an ad hoc basis, no formal screening for distress).
