Oral interview in place of traditional objective structured clinical examinations for assessing placement readiness in nutrition and dietetics education.

Autor:	Barker, Lisa A., Volders, Evelyn, Anderson, Amanda, Berlandier, Mina, Palermo, Claire
Předmět:	MEDICAL logic MEDICAL protocols MEDICAL education ACADEMIC medical centers INTERVIEWING INTERNSHIP programs HEALTH occupations students SCIENTIFIC observation PILOT projects RESEARCH evaluation EVALUATION of human services programs QUESTIONNAIRES DESCRIPTIVE statistics DIETETICS education LONGITUDINAL method CLINICAL competence REMEDIAL teaching CONCEPTUAL structures PROBLEM-based learning ELECTRONIC health records ONE-way analysis of variance NATIONAL competency-based educational tests PSYCHOLOGY of medical students COMPARATIVE studies DATA analysis software NUTRITION education PSYCHOSOCIAL factors PROFESSIONAL competence DIET therapy COVID-19 pandemic NUTRITION
Zdroj:	Nutrition & Dietetics; Nov2024, Vol. 81 Issue 5, p508-515, 8p
Abstrakt:	Aim: Objective structured clinical examinations have long been used in dietetics education. This observational study aims to describe the development, deployment, feasibility and validity of assessment using an oral interview in place of traditional objective structured clinical examinations, and to determine the ability of this assessment to identify students who are either not ready for placement or may require early support and/or remediation. Methods: Student assessment data were collected over a two‐and‐a‐half‐year period and used to test the predictive ability of an oral interview to determine dietetic placement outcomes and highlight a need for early remediation. Descriptive statistics as well as a between‐group one‐way ANOVA was used to describe results. Results: A total of 169 students participated in the oral interview and subsequent medical nutrition therapy placement over the study period. Significant differences in oral interview score were seen between students who passed placement and students who passed with remediation or those who failed. Oral interview performance was able to predict placement outcome, yet required less resources than traditional objective structured clinical examinations. Conclusion: An oral interview may provide the same utility as the objective structured clinical examination in dietetics education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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