Development of a novel self–assessment system for the clinical competence of medical students
10.11307/mededjapan.42.201
- VernacularTitle:医学生の臨床能力自己評価システムの開発
- Author:
Akiko Sugawara
;
Gen Kobayashi
;
Yoko Moroi
;
Tatsuo Suzutani
;
Teizo Fujita
;
Tetsuhito Fukushima
;
Kazunobu Ishikawa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
clinical competence;
self-assessment;
the Model Core Curriculum for Medical Education in Japan;
clinical clerkship
- From:Medical Education
2011;42(4):201-208
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
To accurately assess the clinical competencies of medical students at Fukushima Medical University, we have developed a novel online self–assessment system, which covers all goals in the "Model Core Curriculum for Medical Education in Japan." We added "Emergency," "Communication skills with staff," and "Simulation–based learning." Following their clinical clerkships, 79 sixth–year medical students assessed themselves and their clinical clerkships.
1)This novel online self–assessment system, consisting of 68 checklists in 15 fields, easily informs us of the actual conditions of clinical clerkships and students' confidence in their clinical competencies.
2)This internet–based self–assessment system revealed the current status and problems of clinical clerkships, prompting feedback to clinical instructors and members of the instruction committee.
3)Students felt "confident" or "confident to a certain degree" in most learning areas; however, simulation–based learning seems to be necessary in several areas, such as clinical skills, where feelings of shame or discomfort may be associated with patient care.
4)Students who had high total self–assessment scores evaluated clinical clerkships favorably. In contrast, students whose self–assessments frequently included "no learning experience" evaluated their clerkships negatively in the educational aspects of "skill" and "attitude."
