Cutting too deep? Assessing the impact of a shorter surgery clerkship on students' clinical skills and knowledge - 28/01/14
, Colleen C. Gillespie, Ph.D., Alexandra J. Berger, B.A., Mark S. Hochberg, M.D., Jennifer B. Ogilvie, M.D.Abstract |
Background |
The aim of this study was to compare the performance of students completing an 8-week versus a 6-week surgery clerkship on an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) clinical science surgery examination.
Methods |
One hundred fifteen students from the 8-week clerkship and 99 from the 6-week clerkship were included. Performance on a summative OSCE was assessed using behaviorally anchored checklists. NBME exams were graded using the NBME's standard scaled scores. Results were compared using 2-tailed, independent-samples, unequal-variance t tests.
Results |
Mean OSCE scores for the 8-week and 6-week curricula were not statistically different. Mean NBME scores also did not statistically differ. Six-week students performed significantly better in the specific OSCE subdomains of blood pressure, orthostatic blood pressure, rectal exam, and fecal occult blood test.
Conclusions |
Overall OSCE and NBME exam performance did not differ between 8-week and 6-week surgery clerkship students.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Surgery clerkship, Objective structured clinical examination, National Board of Medical Examiners
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| The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
Vol 207 - N° 2
P. 209-212 - février 2014 Retour au numéro
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