Background: One
of the most important activities in educational processes is evaluation of
students. For evaluating the students’ professional
performance, selecting an appropriate evaluation system is important. The aim
of this study was to assess the clinical performance of medical interns and its
affecting factors by mini-CEX test.
Methods: This study was
semi-experimental and
mini-CEX test was given to the emergency department interns’ twice at the
beginning and end of the period and the assessor gave score the interns’ performance according to the
checklist. Test scores were compared.
Results: In total 76 participants were able to
fulfill the first and second tests. Mean of test scores increased from 11.3 with a standard deviation
1.67 to 12.3 with a standard deviation 1.53 and increased 1.07 score (p value=
0.000).
Conclusions: The result of
the study emphasizes the affect of the variables on improvement of the clinical
skills of interns’ and evaluating them at the beginning and end of the courses
to investigate learning outcomes.
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