Does self reflection and insight correlate with academic performance in medical students?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medical students in academic difficulty are often described as lacking insight. The Self Reflection and Insight Scale (SRIS) is a tool for measuring insight which has been validated in medical students. We investigated whether self reflection and insight scores correlate with academic performance in Year 4 medical students from a six year undergraduate medical degree, and whether self reflection and insight changes after one year of clinical training.

Methods

Self reflection and insight scores were measured in 162 students at the start of Year 4 at the University of Western Australia. Performance in end of year written and clinical exams was monitored and correlated with SRIS. Seventy of the students were surveyed again at the start of Year 5 to see if scores chan

SUBMITTER: Carr SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3765283 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature