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Teaching and assessing procedural skills: a qualitative study.

Claire Touchie¹, Susan Humphrey-Murto, Lara Varpio

¹The Ottawa Hospital, General Campus, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ctouchie@toh.on.ca

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|May 16, 2013

Summary

Internal Medicine residents find objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE) useful for procedural skills assessment, but lack structured training. A self-guided learning approach may improve procedural skills acquisition and maintenance.

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Medical Education
Internal Medicine Training
Clinical Skills Assessment

Background:

Internal Medicine residents require proficiency in medical procedures.
Current understanding of resident experiences in acquiring and assessing procedural skills is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To qualitatively investigate resident experiences in acquiring procedural skills.
To explore resident perceptions of available procedural skills assessment methods.

Main Methods:

Focus groups were conducted post-objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) procedural skills assessment.
Fundamental qualitative description was used for theme identification and analysis.

Main Results:

Residents viewed OSCE procedural skills assessment as a valuable formative tool with direct observation and feedback.
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Conclusions:

Internal Medicine residency programs need a more structured system for teaching, practicing, and assessing procedural skills.
Directed, self-guided learning is proposed as a potential solution to enhance procedural skills acquisition and maintenance.