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Closing the theory to practice gap for newly qualified doctors: evaluation of a peer-delivered practical skills training course for newly qualified doctors in preparation for clinical practice
| العنوان: | Closing the theory to practice gap for newly qualified doctors: evaluation of a peer-delivered practical skills training course for newly qualified doctors in preparation for clinical practice |
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| المؤلفون: | Beane, A, Padeniya, A, De Silva, AP, Stephens, T, De Alwis, S, Mahipala, PG, Sigera, PC, Munasinghe, S, Weeratunga, P, Ranasinghe, D, Deshani, EM, Weerasinghe, T, Thilakasiri, K, Jayasinghe, KAS, Dondorp, AM, Haniffa, R |
| المصدر: | Postgraduate Medical Journal; 2017, Vol. 93 Issue: 1104 p592-596, 5p |
| مستخلص: | PurposeThe Good Intern Programme (GIP) in Sri Lanka has been implemented to bridge the ’theory to practice gap’ of doctors preparing for their internship. This paper evaluates the impact of a 2-day peer-delivered Acute Care Skills Training (ACST) course as part of the GIP.Study designThe ACST course was developed by an interprofessional faculty, including newly graduated doctors awaiting internship (pre-intern), focusing on the recognition and management of common medical and surgical emergencies. Course delivery was entirely by pre-intern doctors to their peers. Knowledge was evaluated by a pre- and post-course multiple choice test. Participants’ confidence (post-course) and 12 acute care skills (pre- and post-course) were assessed using Likert scale-based questions. A subset of participants provided feedback on the peer learning experience.ResultsSeventeen courses were delivered by a faculty consisting of eight peer trainers over 4 months, training 320 participants. The mean (SD) multiple choice questionnaire score was 71.03 (13.19) pre-course compared with 77.98 (7.7) post-course (p<0.05). Increased overall confidence in managing ward emergencies was reported by 97.2% (n=283) of respondents. Participants rated their post-course skills to be significantly higher (p<0.05) than pre-course in all 12 assessed skills. Extended feedback on the peer learning experience was overwhelmingly positive and 96.5% would recommend the course to a colleague.ConclusionsA peer-delivered ACST course was extremely well received and can improve newly qualified medical graduates’ knowledge, skills and confidence in managing medical and surgical emergencies. This peer-based model may have utility beyond pre-interns and beyond Sri Lanka. |
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| DOI: | 10.1136/postgradmedj-2016-134718 |