Acceptability and feasibility of mini-clinical evaluation exercise as a formative assessment tool for workplace-based assessment for surgical postgraduate students
| Autor: | Tejinder Singh, Dinesh K Badyal, Joshi Mk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Male 020205 medical informatics Formative Feedback workplace-based assessment formative assessment MEDLINE lcsh:Medicine Observation 02 engineering and technology computer.software_genre Formative assessment 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Educational assessment 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Medicine Humans mini-CEX 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace Medical education business.industry lcsh:R Internship and Residency General Medicine Focus Groups Middle Aged Focus group Summative assessment Education Medical Graduate General Surgery Medical training Feasibility Studies Female Original Article Clinical Competence Educational Measurement business computer Clinical evaluation Mini cex |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Postgraduate Medicine Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Vol 63, Iss 2, Pp 100-105 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 0972-2823 |
| Popis: | Background: Despite an increasing emphasis on workplace-based assessment (WPBA) during medical training, the existing assessment system largely relies on summative assessment while formative assessment is less valued. Various tools have been described for WPBA, mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) being one of them. Mini-CEX is well accepted in Western countries, however, reports of its use in India are scarce. We conducted this study to assess acceptability and feasibility of mini-CEX as a formative assessment tool for WPBA of surgical postgraduate students in an Indian setting. Methods: Faculty members and 2nd year surgical residents were sensitized toward mini-CEX and requisite numbers of exercises were conducted. The difficulties during conduction of these exercises were identified, recorded, and appropriate measures were taken to address them. At the conclusion, the opinion of residents and faculty members regarding their experience with mini-CEX was taken using a questionnaire. The results were analyzed using simple statistical tools. Results: Nine faculty members out of 11 approached participated in the study (81.8%). All 16 2nd year postgraduate surgical residents participated (100%). Sixty mini-CEX were conducted over 7 months. Each resident underwent 3–5 encounters. The mean time taken by the assessor for observation was 12.3 min (8–30 min) while the mean feedback time was 4.2 min (3–10 min). The faculty reported good overall satisfaction with mini-CEX and found it acceptable as a formative assessment tool. Three faculty members (33.3%) reported mini-CEX as more time-consuming while 2 (22.2%) found it difficult to carry the exercises often. All residents accepted mini-CEX and most of them reported good to high satisfaction with the exercises conducted. Conclusions: Mini-CEX is well accepted by residents and faculty as a formative assessment tool. It is feasible to utilize mini-CEX for WPBA of postgraduate students of surgery. |
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