One step towards expertise: the role of the attachment period in general practice.
The aim of this study was to examine the development of students' self-evaluated expertise. A questionnaire was administered, consisting of a scale for rating oneself from novice to expert, and the Inventory of General Study Orientations. The setting was a pre-graduate clinical training period in general practice. The third-year medical students involved responded to the questionnaires immediately before and after the period and also 6 months later. In terms of development of self-evaluated expertise, the students with the most anxious orientation towards their studies benefited most from the period.
Mäkinen
Jarkko
J
Department of Education, University of Turku, Finland. jarmak@utu.fi
Vainiomäki
Paula T
PT
D002983:Clinical Competence; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012655:Self-Evaluation Programs; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires