Byung-Kweon Chang, Se-Won Park, Young-Sik Kim, Seung-Man Lee
Changes in the Average Body Mass Index of Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Korean Elementary School Students: The Role of Physical Education in Student Health
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
direct observation enables assessment vital competencies clinical skills despite national requirement medical students experience dos clerkship frequency length quality context dos well established study examines quality quantity characteristics dos obtained pediatrics clerkships across multiple institutions multimethod study performed 6 usbased institutions march october 2022 qualitative phase focus groups andor semistructured interviews conducted thirdyear medical students conclusion pediatrics clerkships quantitative phase authors administered internally developed instrument focus group discussions interviews qualitative data analyzed using thematic analysis quantitative data analyzed using anonymous survey responses seventythree medical students participated 20 focus groups 71 973 completed survey authors identified 7 themes organized key principles students reported dos conducted primarily residents 62 873 rather attendings 6 84 inpatient settings participants reported daily attending observation clinical reasoning 38 535 communication 39 549 presentation skills 58 817 onethird reported never observed taking history inpatient attending 23 324 onequarter reported never observed performing physical exam 18 254 study revealed students assessed performing vital clinical skills inpatient setting attendings frequently previously believed observers set expectations create safe learning environment follow actionable feedback medical students perceive experience valuable however experience currently suboptimal therefore highquality competencybased clinical education medical students necessary directly drive future patient care way competent physician workforce