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The implementation of a mobile problem-specific electronic CEX for assessing directly observed student—patient encounters
BACKGROUND: Facilitating direct observation of medical students' clinical competencies is a pressing need. METHODS: We developed an electronic problem-specific Clinical Evaluation Exercise (eCEX) based on a national curriculum. We assessed its feasibility in monitoring and recording students...
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Medical Education Online
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823396/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20174616 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/meo.v15i0.4276 |
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author | Ferenchick, Gary S. Foreback, Jami Towfiq, Basim Kavanaugh, Kevin Solomon, David Mohmand, Asad |
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description | BACKGROUND: Facilitating direct observation of medical students' clinical competencies is a pressing need. METHODS: We developed an electronic problem-specific Clinical Evaluation Exercise (eCEX) based on a national curriculum. We assessed its feasibility in monitoring and recording students' competencies and the impact of a grading incentive on the frequency of direct observations in an internal medicine clerkship. Students (n = 56) at three clinical sites used the eCEX and comparison students (n = 56) at three other clinical sites did not. Students in the eCEX group were required to arrange 10 evaluations with faculty preceptors. Students in the second group were required to document a single, faculty observed ‘Full History and Physical’ encounter with a patient. Students and preceptors were surveyed at the end of each rotation. RESULTS: eCEX increased students' and evaluators' understanding of direct-observation objectives and had a positive impact on the evaluators' ability to provide feedback and assessments. The grading incentive increased the number of times a student reported direct observation by a resident preceptor. CONCLUSIONS: eCEX appears to be an effective means of enhancing student evaluation. |
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spelling | pubmed-28233962010-02-19 The implementation of a mobile problem-specific electronic CEX for assessing directly observed student—patient encounters Ferenchick, Gary S. Foreback, Jami Towfiq, Basim Kavanaugh, Kevin Solomon, David Mohmand, Asad Med Educ Online Feature Article BACKGROUND: Facilitating direct observation of medical students' clinical competencies is a pressing need. METHODS: We developed an electronic problem-specific Clinical Evaluation Exercise (eCEX) based on a national curriculum. We assessed its feasibility in monitoring and recording students' competencies and the impact of a grading incentive on the frequency of direct observations in an internal medicine clerkship. Students (n = 56) at three clinical sites used the eCEX and comparison students (n = 56) at three other clinical sites did not. Students in the eCEX group were required to arrange 10 evaluations with faculty preceptors. Students in the second group were required to document a single, faculty observed ‘Full History and Physical’ encounter with a patient. Students and preceptors were surveyed at the end of each rotation. RESULTS: eCEX increased students' and evaluators' understanding of direct-observation objectives and had a positive impact on the evaluators' ability to provide feedback and assessments. The grading incentive increased the number of times a student reported direct observation by a resident preceptor. CONCLUSIONS: eCEX appears to be an effective means of enhancing student evaluation. Medical Education Online 2010-01-29 /pmc/articles/PMC2823396/ /pubmed/20174616 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/meo.v15i0.4276 Text en © 2010 Gary S. Ferenchick et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Feature Article Ferenchick, Gary S. Foreback, Jami Towfiq, Basim Kavanaugh, Kevin Solomon, David Mohmand, Asad The implementation of a mobile problem-specific electronic CEX for assessing directly observed student—patient encounters |
title | The implementation of a mobile problem-specific electronic CEX for assessing directly observed student—patient encounters |
title_full | The implementation of a mobile problem-specific electronic CEX for assessing directly observed student—patient encounters |
title_fullStr | The implementation of a mobile problem-specific electronic CEX for assessing directly observed student—patient encounters |
title_full_unstemmed | The implementation of a mobile problem-specific electronic CEX for assessing directly observed student—patient encounters |
title_short | The implementation of a mobile problem-specific electronic CEX for assessing directly observed student—patient encounters |
title_sort | implementation of a mobile problem-specific electronic cex for assessing directly observed student—patient encounters |
topic | Feature Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2823396/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20174616 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/meo.v15i0.4276 |
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