Evaluation of Undergraduate Clinical Training Based on Clinical Clerkships in Medical School.
- VernacularTitle:クリニカル・クラークシップを導入した臨床実習での評価
- Author:
Takao MORITA
;
Kiyoshi ISHIDA
;
Akira SATOMI
;
Setsuo HAMADA
;
Saburo MURAKAMI
;
Masahiko HATAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
undergraduate clinical training;
clinical clerkship;
objective evaluation;
multiplication method
- From:Medical Education
1996;27(1):19-29
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We evaluated our undergraduate clinical clerkship system in 1992, using the multiplication method advocated by the Working Group on “Evaluation of clinical skills of medical students ” of the Japan Society for Medical Education. We divided the clinical training period into three terms: the first term was held from May through June, the second from September through October, and the third from December through January. We determined scores using checklists and rating scales in ten categories, totalled the scores for each period, and compared them between periods. The total scores for the third period were the highest, followed by those for the second period. Scores for basic knowledge, data gathering, and basic technical procedures increased with increase in the number of training hours. However, scores for manner, attitude, and interviewing skills were already high in the first period. We conclude that the multiplication method is useful for objectively evaluating students' clinical skills.
