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Comparison of self and simulated patient assessments of first-year medical students' Interpersonal and Communication Skills (ICS) during Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE).


ABSTRACT:

Background

Interpersonal and communication skills (ICS) are important core competencies in medical education and certification. In this study, we identified self- and simulated patient (SP)-reported ratings of US first-year medical students' ICS and the influence of age and gender on performance appraisal during the Objective-Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).

Methods

OSCE participants, including 172 first-year medical students and 15 SPs were asked to evaluate the students' ICS using the American Board of Internal Medicine-Patient-Satisfaction Questionnaire (ABIM-PSQ), electronically and via paper, respectively. Self- and SP-reported ratings of students' ICS were presented as the median on a 5-point Likert-scale and as three categories defined as "good," "very good," and "inadequate."

Results

SPs assessed all 172 students in the OSCE, while 43.6% of students assessed their own performance. The majority of students and SPs evaluated the students' ICS as very good. 23.3% of SPs and 5.3% of students rated the medical students' ability to encourage patient question-asking and answer questions as inadequate (P ConclusionsIn the present study, self- and SP-reported ratings of first-year medical students' ICS were mainly "very good" with no influence of students' age or gender. Older age and female gender among the SPs were associated with a reduction in SP-reported ratings of students' ICS.

SUBMITTER: Roshal JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7887830 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Comparison of self and simulated patient assessments of first-year medical students' Interpersonal and Communication Skills (ICS) during Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE).

Roshal Joshua A JA   Chefitz Dalya D   Terregino Carol A CA   Petrova Anna A  

BMC medical education 20210217 1


<h4>Background</h4>Interpersonal and communication skills (ICS) are important core competencies in medical education and certification. In this study, we identified self- and simulated patient (SP)-reported ratings of US first-year medical students' ICS and the influence of age and gender on performance appraisal during the Objective-Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).<h4>Methods</h4>OSCE participants, including 172 first-year medical students and 15 SPs were asked to evaluate the students'  ...[more]

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