LEVELS OF CLINICAL COMPETENCE [Cox, 1982] Raja C. Bandaranayake
LEVELS OF CLINICAL COMPETENCE PREREQUISITES on which clinical ability will be based COMPONENT CLINICAL ABILITIES form parts of the clinical task COMPOSITE CLINICAL PERFORMANCE focuses on management of whole patient COMPETENT PRACTICE focuses on management of a series of patients
PREREQUISITES Knowledge structure, function, Abnormality Skills communication, observation, percussion Attitudes respect, honesty, persistence Pen-and-paper, Oral Observation Progressive assessment during clerkship
COMPONENT CLINICAL ABILITIES Taking a history Examining the abdomen Generating diagnostic explanations Establishing rapport Explaining implications of illness Direct observation OSCE Checklists and rating scales Real or simulated patients Video review
COMPOSITE CLINICAL PERFORMANCE Processes of: perceiving questioning reasoning selecting interpreting Outcomes: diagnosis management “Long case” during clerkships and in examinations Real or simulated patients Video review
COMPETENT PRACTICE Management of ward, clinic or practice over a period, which includes: setting priorities management of health care team investigations referral consultation Progressive assessment during clerkship Simulated patients Self- and peer-review `Outcome measures recovery rates morbidity rates
KSA PREREQUI- SITES COMPONENT ABILITIES COMPOSITE PERFORMANCE COMPETENT PRACTICE LEVELS OF CLINICAL COMPETENCE
EXPECTED PERFORMANCE LEVEL AT GRADUATION 1. Diagnosis + Total Management 2. Diagnosis + Initial Management + Referral 3. Diagnosis + Emergency Management 4. Diagnosis + Referral 5. Prevention
PERFORMANCE INDICATOR PERFORMANCE CRITERION CRITERION-REFERENCED ASSESSMENT PERFORMANCE INDICATOR A variable which tells us the extent to which a particular ability exists. May be a: process indicator product indicator PERFORMANCE CRITERION The level to which the indicator should exist if we are to judge anyone as competent. Hence: CRITERION-REFERENCED ASSESSMENT