| Literature DB >> 25813329 |
Su Mi Kim1, Incheol Park2, Hoo-Sun Chang3, Eun-Cheol Park1.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the clinical performance through the Korean Medical Licensing Examination clinical skills assessment (KMLE CSA) this survey was done.Entities:
Keywords: Clinical competence; Clinical performance examination; Korean Medical Licensing Examination clinical skills assessment; Objective structured clinical examination
Year: 2012 PMID: 25813329 PMCID: PMC8813353 DOI: 10.3946/kjme.2012.24.4.329
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Korean J Med Educ ISSN: 2005-727X
General Characteristics of Respondents
| Variable | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 66 | 50.8 |
| Female | 64 | 49.2 |
| Military service | ||
| Military/Public health doctor | 16 | 12.3 |
| Unfinished, other groups | 114 | 87.7 |
| Age (yr) | ||
| ≤28 | 52 | 40.0 |
| ≥29 | 78 | 60.0 |
| Doctor-in-training | ||
| Interns | 26 | 20.0 |
| First-year residents | 28 | 21.5 |
| Second-year residents | 39 | 30.0 |
| Third-year residents | 37 | 28.5 |
| School | ||
| Medical school | 33 | 25.4 |
| Graduate school | 24 | 18.5 |
| Parallel system | 73 | 56.2 |
| Grade in school | ||
| Upper rank | 69 | 53.1 |
| Middle rank | 33 | 25.4 |
| Lower rank | 28 | 21.5 |
| KMLE CSA | ||
| Applicants | 46 | 35.4 |
| Non-applicants | 84 | 64.6 |
| Department | ||
| Internal Medicine | 56 | 43.1 |
| Surgery | 48 | 36.9 |
| Other groups | 26 | 20.0 |
| Total | 130 | 100.0 |
KMLE CSA: Korean Medical Licensing Examination clinical skills assessment.
Include female,
Include interns.
Clinical Performance Score of Respondents (n=130)
| Variable | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural skills | ||
| Endotracheal intubation | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Basic life support | 3.9 | 2.5 |
| Cranial nerve examination | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| Urethral catheterization | 4.6 | 2.5 |
| Arterial puncture | 3.8 | 2.4 |
| Abdominal examination | 4.3 | 2.2 |
| Wound dressing | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Blood transfusion | 3.9 | 2.6 |
| Electrocardiography | 5.4 | 2.6 |
| Intravenous injection | 3.4 | 2.1 |
| Lumbar puncture | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Anorectal examination | 4.4 | 2.7 |
| Measuring the blood pressure | 5.5 | 2.7 |
| Burn dressing | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| Chest X-ray presentation | 3.9 | 2.3 |
| Subtotal | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| Clinical problems | ||
| History taking | 4.4 | 1.8 |
| Physical examination | 4.4 | 1.7 |
| Patient-physician interaction | 4.9 | 1.9 |
| Subtotal | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| Total | 4.1 | 1.6 |
SD: Standard deviation.
Clinical Performance Scores by General Characteristics
| Variable | Mean | SD | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 0.082 | ||
| Male | 3.9 | 1.6 | |
| Female | 4.4 | 1.6 | |
| Military service | 0.600 | ||
| Military/Public health doctor | 4.3 | 1.7 | |
| Unfinished, other groups | 4.1 | 1.6 | |
| Age (yr) | 0.098 | ||
| ≤28 | 4.4 | 1.8 | |
| ≥29 | 3.9 | 1.5 | |
| School | 0.010 | ||
| Medical school | 4.8c,d) | 1.8 | |
| Graduate school | 3.5 | 1.4 | |
| Parallel system | 4.0 | 1.5 | |
| Grade in school | 0.270 | ||
| Upper rank | 4.3 | 1.6 | |
| Middle rank | 3.7 | 1.7 | |
| Lower rank | 4.1 | 1.7 | |
| KMLE CSA | <.001 | ||
| Applicants | 4.8 | 1.6 | |
| Non-applicants | 3.7 | 1.5 | |
| Department | 0.390 | ||
| Internal Medicine | 3.9 | 1.7 | |
| Surgery | 4.3 | 1.8 | |
| Other groups | 4.3 | 1.2 | |
| Total | 4.1 | 1.6 |
SD: Standard deviation, KMLE CSA: Korean Medical Licensing Examination clinical skills assessment.
Include female,
Include interns,
Tukey HSD test.
Results of Multiple Regression Analysis on Clinical Performance Scores
| Variable | Procedural skills | Clinical problems | Clinical performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Male | |||
| Female | 1.07 | 0.23 | 0.86 |
| Military service | |||
| Unfinished, other groups | |||
| Military/Public health doctor | 1.16 | 0.70 | 1.04 |
| Age (yr) | |||
| ≥29 | |||
| ≤28 | 0.24 | -0.39 | 0.08 |
| School | |||
| Graduate school | |||
| Parallel system | 0.54 | 0.69 | 0.57 |
| Medical school | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.41 |
| Grade in school | |||
| Lower rank | -0.86 | -0.32 | -0.72 |
| Middle rank | -0.49 | 0.13 | -0.34 |
| Upper rank | |||
| KMLE CSA | |||
| Non-applicants | |||
| Applicants | 1.49 | 0.84 | 1.33 |
| Department | |||
| Internal Medicine | |||
| Surgery | 0.40 | 0.68 | 0.47 |
| Other groups | -0.49 | 0.19 | -0.32 |
| Intercept | 1.24 | 2.67 | 1.60 |
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| R2 | 0.29 | 0.16 | 0.27 |
KMLE CSA: Korean Medical Licensing Examination clinical skills assessment.
Include female,
Include interns,
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001.
Results of Multiple Regression Analysis on Procedural Skills Scores and Clinical Problems Scores
| Variable | R2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Procedural skills score | ||
| Endotracheal intubation | 1.76 | 0.34 |
| Basic life support | 1.91 | 0.18 |
| Cranial nerve examination | 2.38 | 0.27 |
| Urethral catheterization | 1.82 | 0.22 |
| Arterial puncture | 1.02 | 0.14 |
| Abdominal examination | 1.53 | 0.29 |
| Wound dressing | 0.63 | 0.19 |
| Blood transfusion | 1.34 | 0.24 |
| Electrocardiography | 0.67 | 0.22 |
| Intravenous injection | 0.77 | 0.15 |
| Lumbar puncture | 2.16 | 0.33 |
| Anorectal examination | 1.50 | 0.21 |
| Measuring the blood pressure | 0.69 | 0.15 |
| Burn dressing | 2.10 | 0.19 |
| Chest X-ray presentation | 2.06 | 0.23 |
| Clinical problems score | ||
| History taking | 0.88 | 0.14 |
| Physical examination | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| Patient-physician interaction | 0.84 | 0.16 |
Reference category: non-applicants.
Adjusted by gender, military service, age, school, grade in school, department.
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001.