The clinical task force: Improving quality of medical students' internship.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Up to 40% of young medical doctors feel that the internships prepared them insufficiently for the clinical work. This study investigated whether a Clinical Task Force (CTF) could improve internship quality.

Methods

The CTF visited internship departments with a triple-targeted approach: first, departments pre-filled a self-evaluating questionnaire; secondly, CTF visited departments to discuss the self-evaluation and previous student evaluations; and thirdly, CTF and departments agreed on several quality-improving focus points to work on after the meeting. Focus points were followed-up after three and 12 months. The impact on internship quality was assessed with departments' student evaluation scores, number of completed focus points, and the effect of completed foc

SUBMITTER: Baker JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9937950 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature