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. 2013 Apr 3;34(2):68–72. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(04)79461-5

Evaluación de la competencia clínica de tutores de residentes de medicina familiar y comunitaria

Evaluation of clinical competence of family medicine trainer

M Pedregal González a,, E Molina Fernández a, JA Prados Castillejo b, F Quesada Jiménez c, P Bonal Pitz d, C Iglesias Arrabal e
PMCID: PMC7668705  PMID: 15225526

Abstract

Objectives

We show the first experience of the application of an objetive and structured clinical evaluation (OSCE) procedure to family medicine trainers, that has been carried out in Andalucia. The objective is to use a competence evaluation instrument that, in the short term, will be used not only for trainer accreditation but also for other public sanitary professionals

Participants

Tutors of family and commnity medicine residents

Design

Observational descriptive

Setting

Educational unity of family medicine

Principal measurements

The competencial components to be assessed are the following: anamnesis, physical exploration, communication, technical skill, management, family attention y preventive activities. The clinical situations were selected using the following priority criteria: prevalence, clinical gravity, prevention and early diagnosis importance, case complexity, doctor's capacity of evaluation and simplicity

Results

Thirteen family medicine trainers took part in the OSCE. Their average age was 42.8±3.6 years. The test had an overall reliability coefficient (Cronbach's alpha) of 0.73. The overall mean score of the participants was 73±6.2. The best results about the competencial components were family attention, communication and technical skill

Conclusions

The OSCE can be a convenient tool for family medical trainer evaluation, helping to orientate their education in the weak points and, in the near future, it can also be used as an instrument do accredit family medicine trainers

Key words: Clinical competence, Family medicine trainer, Clinical evaluation

Este trabajo fue financiado por el Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez

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