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Clinical communication skills learning outcomes among first year medical students are consistent irrespective of participation in an interview for admission to medical school.
- Source :
- Medical Teacher; Jul2014, Vol. 36 Issue 7, p640-642, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: Although contentious most medical schools interview potential students to assess personal abilities such as communication. Aims: To investigate any differences in clinical communication skills (CCS) between first year students admitted to UQ medical school with or without an admissions interview. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1495 student assessment scores obtained after structured communication skills training (CCS) between 2007 and 2010. Results: The average assessment score was 3.76 ([95% CI, 3.73-3.78]) and adjusting for student characteristics, showed no main effect for interview ( p = 0.89). The strongest predictor of scores was gender with females achieving significantly higher scores (3.91 [95% CI, 3.54-4.28] vs. 3.76 [95% CI, 3.39-4.13]; p ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: Data show no differences in post-training assessment measures between students who were interviewed during selection or not. Further research about the quality and retention of communications skills after training is warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- HIGHER education
ANALYSIS of variance
CHI-squared test
COMMUNICATION education
CONFIDENCE intervals
INTERVIEWING
PSYCHOLOGY of medical students
STUDY & teaching of medicine
SEX distribution
STATISTICS
SCHOOL admission
CROSS-sectional method
RETROSPECTIVE studies
DATA analysis software
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0142159X
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Medical Teacher
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 96729514
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2014.907880