Comparison of competency level of medical, non-medical students and its relevance for admission policy / 한국의학교육
Korean Journal of Medical Education
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: 219-227, 2018.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aims to analyze the competency of medical students and its relevance for admission policy in medical schools.METHODS:
This study examined the competency of 63 medical students from the 6-year program (group A) and 41 medical students from the 4-year program (group B) at Yonsei University using the Korea Collegiate Essential Skills Assessment (KCESA). The competency of groups A and B were compared to the corresponding competency levels of non-medical students (groups C and D). Group C is freshmen and D is senior students in universities. The KCESA is computer-based ability test composed of 228 items. The competency of participants were calculated on a T-scores (mean=50, standard deviation=10) based on KCESA norm-references. We conducted independent t-test for group comparisons of competency levels.RESULTS:
There are no differences in competency levels between groups A and B. Compared with the non-medical students (group B), the medical students showed a significantly stronger ability to use resources, information-technology and higher-order thinking. In the comparison between groups B and D, medical students showed lower levels of self-management, interpersonal, and cooperative skills.CONCLUSION:
The cognitive ability serves as an important indicator for the decision on admission to a basic medical education program. The efforts should be made to foster the competency that medical students have been found to lack, such as self-management, interpersonal, and cooperative skills. The admission committee should assess the cognitive and non-cognitive competency of applicants in a balanced manner.
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Assunto principal:
Critérios de Admissão Escolar
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Faculdades de Medicina
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Autocuidado
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Estudantes de Medicina
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Pensamento
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Educação Baseada em Competências
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Educação Médica
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República da Coreia
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Coreia (Geográfico)
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Medical Education
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
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