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[Patients--a useful resource when evaluating medical students' clinical practice?]
Anja Maria Lyche Braend1, Sarah Frandsen Gran, Morten Lindbaek
1Seksjon for allmennmedisin, Universitetet i Oslo, Postboks 1130 Blindern 0318 Oslo. a.m.l.brand@studmed.uio.no
Summary
Patient feedback through evaluation questionnaires can enhance medical student training during general practice preceptorship. This method provides valuable insights for improving student performance and feedback mechanisms.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- General Practice
- Patient Assessment
Context:
- Medical students often report insufficient feedback during general practice preceptorships.
- The need for effective tools to evaluate student performance in clinical settings is crucial.
Purpose:
- To investigate the utility of patient-answered evaluation questionnaires as a feedback tool for medical students and their tutors.
- To assess the congruence between patient, tutor, and student assessments of medical consultations.
Summary:
- A study involving 36 medical students and 648 patient evaluations found high patient and tutor scores for student consultations.
- Patient and tutor assessments largely agreed, though tutors noted differences in perceived use of complex language and physical examination skills.
- Students consistently rated their own performance lower than patients and tutors did.
Impact:
- Patient evaluation questionnaires show promise as a valuable tool for enhancing feedback in general practice preceptorships.
- This approach can contribute to more objective and comprehensive student performance evaluations.
- Findings suggest a potential method to bridge the gap in student self-assessment and external feedback.
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