Article 2012

How competent do general practice residents feel and why?

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Dory, Valérie
 DJ
Degryse, Jan Marie
 RA
Roex, Ann
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Vanpee, Dominique
Education for Primary Care
Journal · Vol. 23 · Issue 1 · pp. 19-26
Abstract

WHAT IS ALREADY KNOWN IN THIS AREA: • Independent practice is likely to require not only actual competence, but also self-perceived competence. • Self-perceived competence is not strongly correlated to actual competence. • Some studies have found low levels of self-perceived competence in general practice residents. WHAT THIS WORK ADDS: • Consistent with previous studies, self-perceived competence levels were not satisfactory for a significant proportion of our GP trainees. • Self-perceived competence was not linked to gender, experience, effort or knowledge. SUGGESTIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH: • Other factors influencing self-perceived competence should be looked into and might include characteristics of supervision and feedback. • Longitudinal studies could be conducted to monitor the development of self-perceived competence over the residency period. © 2012 Radcliffe Publishing Limited.

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Author Keywords

self-assessment retention General practice training Education outcomes Self-perceived confidence

Index Keywords

clinical competence cross-sectional study female human male medical education Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Internship and Residency Article education general practice self evaluation Belgium Education, Medical, Graduate Self-assessment
Author Affiliations
Institut de Recherche Santé et Société, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, WBR, Belgium
Academic Center for General Practice, KU Leuven, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
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