title: Evaluating clinical dermatology practice in medical undergraduates.
abstract: The acquisition of competences (the set of knowledge, skills and attitudes required to perform a job to a professional level) is considered a fundamental part of medical training. Dermatology competences should include, in addition to effective clinical interviewing and detailed descriptions of skin lesions, appropriate management (diagnosis, differentiation, and treatment) of common skin disorders and tumors. Such competences can only be acquired during hospital clerkships. As a way of certifying these competences, we propose evaluating the different components as follows: knowledge, via clinical examinations or critical incident discussions; communication and certain instrumental skills, via structured workplace observation and scoring using a set of indicators; and attitudes, via joint evaluation by staff familiar with the student.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, España. Electronic address: jmcasanova@medicina.udl.cat.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Casanova
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, España.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sanmartín
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Universitat de Lleida, Lleida, España.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Martí
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, España.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.affiliation: Médico de Familia, Lleida, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Soler
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, España.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Purroy
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pujol
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003880:Dermatology / Q000193:education*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate
keywords: Clerkship; Clinical practice; Dermatology; Dermatología; Estudiantes; Evaluación; Evaluación clínica objetiva estructurada; Evaluation; Indicadores; Indicators; Objective structured assessment of technical skills; Objective structured clinical examination; Prácticas; Rotación; Students