Final-year medical students' self-assessment of facets of competence for beginning residents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Final-year undergraduate medical students often do not feel well prepared for their start of residency training. Self-assessment of competences is important so that medical trainees can take responsibility for their learning. In this study, we investigated how final-year medical students self-assessed their competences as they neared their transition to postgraduate training. The aim was to identify areas for improvement in undergraduate training.

Methods

In the academic year 2019/2020, a national online survey was sent to final-year undergraduate medical students via their respective medical schools. The survey included ten facets of competence (FOC) most relevant for beginning residents. The participants were asked to self-assess their competence for each FOC on

SUBMITTER: Bußenius L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8822672 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature