Alonso A. Mateos-Rodriguez, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, España
Sophia Denizon-Arranz, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, España
Emilio Cervera-Barba, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, España
Salvador Espinosa-Ramirez, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, España
Raul Castañeda-Vozmediano, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, España
Diana Monge-Martin, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, España
Introduction: The aims of this study are to assess the degree of students’ self-perception of the level of competence acquisition. Methods: To record their self-perception the students completed a survey. Additionally, to compare the degree of self-reported competence with objectively measured clinical competence, the OSCE test from the end of the 5th year. To be able to compare the self-perception items and the OSCE competency areas, an equivalence between domains was agreed by the assessors. Results: Information was collected from 93 student. The total score for the self-perceived level of competence was found to improve significantly. All the items explored showed significantly different and increasing median scores between the three measurement times. Comparing these responses from the self-perception survey between each pair of time points where the students gave their opinion on their degree of preparation for the clinical skills practised, it can be seen that from time 1 to time 2, after the students had completed their simulation scenarios, all the dimensions were scored more highly. Conclusions: Students perceive themselves to be more competent than their OSCE scores ultimately show. It appears that students’ reported self-perception does not correlate with their respective scores on the objective test.
Keywords: Medical education. Patient simulation. Self-perception.
