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Students' satisfaction with general practitioners' feedback to their reflective writing: a randomized controlled
Alexander Kiss1, Claudia Steiner1, Paul Grossman1
1Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Canadian Medical Education Journal
|January 23, 2018
Summary
General practitioners (GPs) can provide effective feedback on medical students' reflective writing (RW). Providing specific instructions for RW feedback did not increase student satisfaction, suggesting GPs are already well-equipped.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Reflective Practice
- Clinical Skills Training
Background:
- Reflective Writing (RW) is integral to medical education.
- Effective feedback for RW is crucial but often resource-limited.
- The study explored General Practitioners' (GPs) capacity to provide RW feedback.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess if GPs teaching clinical skills can also provide feedback on students' Reflective Writing (RW).
- To evaluate if specific instructions enhance student satisfaction with RW feedback.
Main Methods:
- General Practitioners (GPs) were randomized into two groups.
- Both groups received general feedback instructions; the intervention group received specific RW feedback instructions.
- Student satisfaction with feedback was measured using questionnaires and analyzed with t-tests.
Main Results:
- Student satisfaction with RW and clinical skills feedback was high across both groups.
- Specific instructions for RW feedback did not significantly increase student satisfaction.
- 83 physicians participated, with 38 in the control and 45 in the intervention group.
Conclusions:
- GPs proficient in clinical skills feedback are suitable for providing Reflective Writing (RW) feedback.
- This finding supports integrating mandatory RW into medical curricula.
- Current GP feedback practices appear sufficient for RW without additional specific training.