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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Psychiatry Training
  • Assessment Methods

Background:

  • Postgraduate medical education requires robust assessment tools.
  • Competency-based progress tests aim to evaluate trainee skills longitudinally.
  • The Clinical Assessment of Skills and Competencies (CASC) is a key examination for psychiatry trainees.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the reliability of a competency-based progress test for psychiatry trainees.
  • To determine if the test can differentiate trainees at various training levels.
  • To assess the test's ability to demonstrate skill improvement over three years.

Main Methods:

  • Annual progress tests simulating the CASC exam were administered to UK psychiatry trainees.
  • Statistical analysis included Cronbach's alpha for reliability and ANOVA for discrimination.
  • Student's t tests were used to analyze skill improvement over time.

Main Results:

  • The progress test demonstrated good reliability (alpha ≥ 0.8) with 12 stations.
  • Significant score improvements were observed with increasing seniority in 2012 and 2013, but not in 2014.
  • Two of three cohorts showed significant skill improvement over time, while one did not.

Conclusions:

  • The competency-based progress test's ability to reliably distinguish trainee seniority or assess progress over time remains inconclusive.
  • Further research is needed to understand the factors influencing test performance and to refine assessment strategies.