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Defining competency - the role of standard setting.

J Searle1

  • 1Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, Flinders University of South Australia, Australia.

Medical Education
|April 12, 2000
PubMed
Summary

Setting medical competency standards is crucial for certifying doctors. Criterion-referenced methods like Angoff and Rothman offer transparency but are time-consuming, unlike simpler, less defensible 50% cutoffs.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Assessment and Evaluation

Background:

  • High-stakes examinations in the Graduate Entry Medical Programme (GEMP) at Flinders University of South Australia (FUSA) are critical for certifying medical students.
  • The medical school re-evaluated its certification methods, clinical practice standards, and assessment determination processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe and evaluate criterion-referenced standard-setting procedures used in medical education.
  • To compare the effectiveness of different methods for determining medical student competency.

Main Methods:

  • Applied a modified Angoff method for written examinations.
  • Utilized the Rothman method with two criteria for objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE).
  • Both methods employed trained experts and the 'borderline candidate' concept for standard setting since 1998.

Main Results:

  • Criterion-referenced methods provide a transparent approach to defining and measuring medical competence.
  • These methods require significant time and examiner training for implementation.

Conclusions:

  • While standard-setting procedures enhance the definition and measurement of competence, they are resource-intensive.
  • Simpler 50% competency determination lacks transparency, fairness, and defensibility compared to criterion-referenced methods.

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