Learning core clinical skills - a survey at 3 time points during medical education
2007 | journal article; research paper. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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Fischer, Thomas, Jean-Francois Chenot, Anne Simmenroth-Nayda, Stephanie Heinemann, Michael M. Kochen, and Wolfgang Himmel. "Learning core clinical skills - a survey at 3 time points during medical education." Medical Teacher 29, no. 4 (2007): 397-399. https://doi.org/10.1080/01421590701316563.
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- Authors
- Fischer, Thomas; Chenot, Jean-Francois; Simmenroth-Nayda, Anne ; Heinemann, Stephanie ; Kochen, Michael M. ; Himmel, Wolfgang
- Abstract
- Background: It is generally unknown which clinical skills students acquire during medical education and which factors influence their levels of competence. Methods: We asked German medical students how competent they felt in performing individual clinical skills. Results: Third year students evaluated their competence in clinical skills, on average, not better than 4.7 on a Likert scale ranging from 1 ('excellent') to 6 ('insufficient'). The average score for fifth year students was 4.1, for final-year students 3.3. Deficits in all groups of students were most prominent in communication skills and diagnostic skills. Conclusions: These results are a plea for a structured curriculum including training courses to practice clinical skills.
- Issue Date
- 2007
- Journal
- Medical Teacher
- Organization
- Institut für Allgemeinmedizin
- ISSN
- 0142-159X