Background: The evaluation of clinical competence in medical residents
is a complex procedure. Teachers need reliable and valid instruments to
evaluate objectively the, clinical competence. The aim of this study was to
determine the reliability and validity of an instrument designed to evaluate
the clinical competence of medical residents.
Methods: We designed an instrument taking into consideration every part
of the clinical method, and three different levels of competence were determined for each one. The instrument was examined with regards to the
clarity, pertinence and suffi ciency of each clinical indicator by fi ve expert
pediatricians. The instrument was fi nally constituted by 11 indicators. Each
resident was evaluated independently by three pediatricians.
Results: A total of 651 measurements were done in 234 residents.
The instrument distinguished between extreme groups, had a value
of Cronbach´s alpha of 0.778 and the factorial analysis set apart two
factors: clinical competence and complementary competences. No statistical differences were found between evaluators neither in global evaluation or in each indicator.
Conclusion: The instrument here proposed is valid and reliable. It may
be used in formative evaluation of medical residents in clinical specialization programs
Background: The evaluation of clinical competence in medical residents
is a complex procedure. Teachers need reliable and valid instruments to
evaluate objectively the, clinical competence. The aim of this study was to
determine the reliability and validity of an instrument designed to evaluate
the clinical competence of medical residents.
Methods: We designed an instrument taking into consideration every part
of the clinical method, and three different levels of competence were determined for each one. The instrument was examined with regards to the
clarity, pertinence and suffi ciency of each clinical indicator by fi ve expert
pediatricians. The instrument was fi nally constituted by 11 indicators. Each
resident was evaluated independently by three pediatricians.
Results: A total of 651 measurements were done in 234 residents.
The instrument distinguished between extreme groups, had a value
of Cronbach´s alpha of 0.778 and the factorial analysis set apart two
factors: clinical competence and complementary competences. No statistical differences were found between evaluators neither in global evaluation or in each indicator.
Conclusion: The instrument here proposed is valid and reliable. It may
be used in formative evaluation of medical residents in clinical specialization programs
Background: The evaluation of clinical competence in medical residents
is a complex procedure. Teachers need reliable and valid instruments to
evaluate objectively the, clinical competence. The aim of this study was to
determine the reliability and validity of an instrument designed to evaluate
the clinical competence of medical residents.
Methods: We designed an instrument taking into consideration every part
of the clinical method, and three different levels of competence were determined for each one. The instrument was examined with regards to the
clarity, pertinence and suffi ciency of each clinical indicator by fi ve expert
pediatricians. The instrument was fi nally constituted by 11 indicators. Each
resident was evaluated independently by three pediatricians.
Results: A total of 651 measurements were done in 234 residents.
The instrument distinguished between extreme groups, had a value
of Cronbach´s alpha of 0.778 and the factorial analysis set apart two
factors: clinical competence and complementary competences. No statistical differences were found between evaluators neither in global evaluation or in each indicator.
Conclusion: The instrument here proposed is valid and reliable. It may
be used in formative evaluation of medical residents in clinical specialization programs
Background: The evaluation of clinical competence in medical residents
is a complex procedure. Teachers need reliable and valid instruments to
evaluate objectively the, clinical competence. The aim of this study was to
determine the reliability and validity of an instrument designed to evaluate
the clinical competence of medical residents.
Methods: We designed an instrument taking into consideration every part
of the clinical method, and three different levels of competence were determined for each one. The instrument was examined with regards to the
clarity, pertinence and suffi ciency of each clinical indicator by fi ve expert
pediatricians. The instrument was fi nally constituted by 11 indicators. Each
resident was evaluated independently by three pediatricians.
Results: A total of 651 measurements were done in 234 residents.
The instrument distinguished between extreme groups, had a value
of Cronbach´s alpha of 0.778 and the factorial analysis set apart two
factors: clinical competence and complementary competences. No statistical differences were found between evaluators neither in global evaluation or in each indicator.
Conclusion: The instrument here proposed is valid and reliable. It may
be used in formative evaluation of medical residents in clinical specialization programs
Background: The evaluation of clinical competence in medical residents
is a complex procedure. Teachers need reliable and valid instruments to
evaluate objectively the, clinical competence. The aim of this study was to
determine the reliability and validity of an instrument designed to evaluate
the clinical competence of medical residents.
Methods: We designed an instrument taking into consideration every part
of the clinical method, and three different levels of competence were determined for each one. The instrument was examined with regards to the
clarity, pertinence and suffi ciency of each clinical indicator by fi ve expert
pediatricians. The instrument was fi nally constituted by 11 indicators. Each
resident was evaluated independently by three pediatricians.
Results: A total of 651 measurements were done in 234 residents.
The instrument distinguished between extreme groups, had a value
of Cronbach´s alpha of 0.778 and the factorial analysis set apart two
factors: clinical competence and complementary competences. No statistical differences were found between evaluators neither in global evaluation or in each indicator.
Conclusion: The instrument here proposed is valid and reliable. It may
be used in formative evaluation of medical residents in clinical specialization programs
Background: The evaluation of clinical competence in medical residents
is a complex procedure. Teachers need reliable and valid instruments to
evaluate objectively the, clinical competence. The aim of this study was to
determine the reliability and validity of an instrument designed to evaluate
the clinical competence of medical residents.
Methods: We designed an instrument taking into consideration every part
of the clinical method, and three different levels of competence were determined for each one. The instrument was examined with regards to the
clarity, pertinence and suffi ciency of each clinical indicator by fi ve expert
pediatricians. The instrument was fi nally constituted by 11 indicators. Each
resident was evaluated independently by three pediatricians.
Results: A total of 651 measurements were done in 234 residents.
The instrument distinguished between extreme groups, had a value
of Cronbach´s alpha of 0.778 and the factorial analysis set apart two
factors: clinical competence and complementary competences. No statistical differences were found between evaluators neither in global evaluation or in each indicator.
Conclusion: The instrument here proposed is valid and reliable. It may
be used in formative evaluation of medical residents in clinical specialization programs
Background: The evaluation of clinical competence in medical residents
is a complex procedure. Teachers need reliable and valid instruments to
evaluate objectively the, clinical competence. The aim of this study was to
determine the reliability and validity of an instrument designed to evaluate
the clinical competence of medical residents.
Methods: We designed an instrument taking into consideration every part
of the clinical method, and three different levels of competence were determined for each one. The instrument was examined with regards to the
clarity, pertinence and suffi ciency of each clinical indicator by fi ve expert
pediatricians. The instrument was fi nally constituted by 11 indicators. Each
resident was evaluated independently by three pediatricians.
Results: A total of 651 measurements were done in 234 residents.
The instrument distinguished between extreme groups, had a value
of Cronbach´s alpha of 0.778 and the factorial analysis set apart two
factors: clinical competence and complementary competences. No statistical differences were found between evaluators neither in global evaluation or in each indicator.
Conclusion: The instrument here proposed is valid and reliable. It may
be used in formative evaluation of medical residents in clinical specialization programs
Background: The evaluation of clinical competence in medical residents
is a complex procedure. Teachers need reliable and valid instruments to
evaluate objectively the, clinical competence. The aim of this study was to
determine the reliability and validity of an instrument designed to evaluate
the clinical competence of medical residents.
Methods: We designed an instrument taking into consideration every part
of the clinical method, and three different levels of competence were determined for each one. The instrument was examined with regards to the
clarity, pertinence and suffi ciency of each clinical indicator by fi ve expert
pediatricians. The instrument was fi nally constituted by 11 indicators. Each
resident was evaluated independently by three pediatricians.
Results: A total of 651 measurements were done in 234 residents.
The instrument distinguished between extreme groups, had a value
of Cronbach´s alpha of 0.778 and the factorial analysis set apart two
factors: clinical competence and complementary competences. No statistical differences were found between evaluators neither in global evaluation or in each indicator.
Conclusion: The instrument here proposed is valid and reliable. It may
be used in formative evaluation of medical residents in clinical specialization programs
