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Last Chance to Observe: Assessing Residency Preparedness Following the 4th-Year Subinternship.
- Source :
- Teaching & Learning in Medicine; Jul-Sep2013, Vol. 25 Issue 3, p242-248, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Background: The subinternship is an integral part of the 4th year of medical school. There is little description of innovations aimed at assessing the preparedness and confidence of graduating students as they move on the next step in their training.Description: An innovation including an Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) at the conclusion of the subinternship was designed. We focused on key themes of transitions of care, communication within the health care system, and communication with patients and providers.Evaluation: A pre- and postsurvey addressed student self-perceived skill, confidence, and overall perception of importance. Improvement (p< .05) was seen across all themes from pre- to postsurvey, with more favorable scores on the postsurvey.Conclusions: A subinternship innovation including an OSCE was feasible and had a positive effect on student assessment, perception and confidence. As the landscape of medical education evolves, assessing students’ preparedness for residency will become increasingly imperative. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- COMMUNICATION
HEALTH occupations students
INTERNSHIP programs
PATIENT-professional relations
STUDY & teaching of medicine
QUESTIONNAIRES
SCALE analysis (Psychology)
STATISTICS
RATING of students
DATA analysis
PATIENT discharge instructions
PRE-tests & post-tests
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10401334
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Teaching & Learning in Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 89026396
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10401334.2013.797349