Elena Zelesniack1, Viktor Oubaid2, Sigrid Harendza3. 1. III. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246, Hamburg, Germany. 2. German Aerospace Center (DLR), Hamburg, Germany. 3. III. Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistr. 52, D-20246, Hamburg, Germany. harendza@uke.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The medical specialties are characterised by a great diversity in their daily work which requires different sets of competences. A requirement analysis would help to establish competence profiles of the different medical specialities. The aim of this pilot study was to define competence profiles for individual medical specialties. This could provide a framework as support for medical graduates who wish to choose a medical specialty for their postgraduate training. METHODS: In February 2020, physicians were invited via the State Chamber of Physicians' monthly journal to electronically fill out the requirement tracking (R-Track) questionnaire. It contains 63 aspects assigned to six areas of competence: "Mental abilities", "Sensory abilities", "Psychomotor and multitasking abilities", "Social interactive competences", "Motivation", and "Personality traits". The expression of the different aspects was assessed on a 5-point Likert scale (1: "very low" to 5: "very high"). Sociodemographic data and information about the current workplace (hospital or practice) were also collected. RESULTS: In total, 195 practicing physicians from 19 different specialities followed the invitation by the State Chamber of Physicians to participate in this survey. For almost all medical specialties, the competence area "Motivation" reached rank 1. "Psychomotor and multitasking abilities" received high ranks among specialties performing surgical activities, while "Social interactive competences" and "Personality traits" were highly rated by specialties with an intense level of patient-physician-interaction. "Mental abilities" were only rated highly by radiologists (rank 2) and physiologists (rank 3) while "Sensory abilities" were generally rated very low with the expression (rank 4) for anaesthesiology and ENT. CONCLUSIONS: In this pilot study, a first outline of competences profiles for 17 medical specialties were defined. The specific "Motivation" for a medical specialty seemed to play the greatest role for most specialties. This first specialty specific competence framework could provide a first insight into specific competences required by medical specialties and could serve medical graduate as a decision aid when looking for a medical specialty for their postgraduate training.
BACKGROUND: The medical specialties are characterised by a great diversity in their daily work which requires different sets of competences. A requirement analysis would help to establish competence profiles of the different medical specialities. The aim of this pilot study was to define competence profiles for individual medical specialties. This could provide a framework as support for medical graduates who wish to choose a medical specialty for their postgraduate training. METHODS: In February 2020, physicians were invited via the State Chamber of Physicians' monthly journal to electronically fill out the requirement tracking (R-Track) questionnaire. It contains 63 aspects assigned to six areas of competence: "Mental abilities", "Sensory abilities", "Psychomotor and multitasking abilities", "Social interactive competences", "Motivation", and "Personality traits". The expression of the different aspects was assessed on a 5-point Likert scale (1: "very low" to 5: "very high"). Sociodemographic data and information about the current workplace (hospital or practice) were also collected. RESULTS: In total, 195 practicing physicians from 19 different specialities followed the invitation by the State Chamber of Physicians to participate in this survey. For almost all medical specialties, the competence area "Motivation" reached rank 1. "Psychomotor and multitasking abilities" received high ranks among specialties performing surgical activities, while "Social interactive competences" and "Personality traits" were highly rated by specialties with an intense level of patient-physician-interaction. "Mental abilities" were only rated highly by radiologists (rank 2) and physiologists (rank 3) while "Sensory abilities" were generally rated very low with the expression (rank 4) for anaesthesiology and ENT. CONCLUSIONS: In this pilot study, a first outline of competences profiles for 17 medical specialties were defined. The specific "Motivation" for a medical specialty seemed to play the greatest role for most specialties. This first specialty specific competence framework could provide a first insight into specific competences required by medical specialties and could serve medical graduate as a decision aid when looking for a medical specialty for their postgraduate training.
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Competence; Medical specialties; Postgraduate training; Requirement analysis
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