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Comparison of resident self-assessments with trained faculty and standardized patient assessments of clinical and technical skills in a structured educational module.
- Source :
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American journal of surgery [Am J Surg] 2008 Jan; Vol. 195 (1), pp. 1-4. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Background: This study assessed the reliability of surgical resident self-assessment in comparison with faculty and standardized patient (SP) assessments during a structured educational module focused on perioperative management of a simulated adverse event.<br />Methods: Seven general surgery residents participated in this module. Residents were assessed during videotaped preoperative and postoperative SP encounters and when dissecting a tumor off of a standardized inanimate vena cava model in a simulated operating room.<br />Results: Preoperative and postoperative assessments by SPs correlated significantly (P < .05) with faculty assessments (r = .75 and r = .79, respectively), but not resident self-assessments. Coefficient alpha was greater than .70 for all assessments except resident preoperative self-assessments.<br />Conclusions: Faculty and SP assessments can provide reliable data useful for formative feedback. Although resident self-assessment may be useful for the formative assessment of technical skills, results suggest that in the absence of training, residents are not reliable self-assessors of preoperative and postoperative interactions with SPs.
- Subjects :
- Aptitude
Faculty, Medical
Hemorrhage surgery
Humans
Internship and Residency
Male
Models, Educational
Neoplasms surgery
Patient Satisfaction
Reproducibility of Results
Self-Assessment
Self-Evaluation Programs
Surgical Procedures, Operative education
Truth Disclosure
Vena Cava, Inferior surgery
Clinical Competence
Educational Measurement
General Surgery education
Perioperative Care
Physician-Patient Relations
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-1883
- Volume :
- 195
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- American journal of surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18082534
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.08.048