title: Evaluating the interview performance of internal medicine interns.
abstract: Limited primary data are available to indicate in which areas physicians' interview performances are deficient. Videotaped recordings of 48 house officers performing a complete medical history were evaluated using a checklist to assess content, questioning technique, and interview style. Frequent deficiencies included inadequate social, psychiatric, and drug reaction histories. Several house officers demonstrated a marked tendency toward an overly directed interview style. The use of a detailed checklist during the observation of a complete medical history facilitates both accurate evaluation and specific detailed feedback to house officers.
authors.affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Meuleman
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Caranasos
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations