Perceptions of graduating students from eight medical schools in Vietnam on acquisition of key skills identified by teachers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The eight main Vietnamese medical schools recently cooperated to produce a book listing the knowledge, attitudes and skills expected of a graduate, including specification of the required level for each skill. The teaching program should ensure that students can reach that level. The objective of this study was to determine the perception of graduating students on whether they had achieved the level set for a selection of clinical and public health skills as a guide for the schools to adjust either the levels or the teaching.

Methods

From all eight schools, 1136 of the 1528 final year students completed questionnaires just before completed all the requirements for graduation, a response rate of 87% overall (ranging from 74-99% per school). They rated their own com

SUBMITTER: Hoat LN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2248186 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature