Commencing Technical Clinical Skills Training in the Early Stages of Medical Education: Exploring Student Views.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Medical schools are increasingly introducing technical clinical skills training from year 1. However, little research has determined students' views of such training. This study compared the perceptions of student groups which received different levels of technical skills training during the early years of their undergraduate medical degree.

Methods

Medical students from King's College London's Stage curriculum (n = 184) receiving 48 h of technical skills teaching and Phase curriculum (n = 94), receiving 12 h, voluntarily participated. A mixed methods design using a questionnaire and focus groups explored students' views. Stage and Phase student questionnaire responses were compared using Mann Whitney U tests. Focus group transcripts underwe

SUBMITTER: Seale J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8368689 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature