Mini-cex

BACKGROUND: Role of multimedia training materials on Mini-CEX scores of internal medicine residents. We aimed to assess the effect of multi multimedia training materials on Mini-CEX scores of internal medicine residents of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A quasi-experimental action research study on 1st , 2nd , and 3rd -year internal medicine residents were implemented. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Mini-CEX test measures students' performance in six core skills necessary for medical practice...

OBJECTIVE: Mini clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) and objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) are widely acknowledged as effective measures of resident standardization training (RST) in European and American countries. However, in China primary mini-CEX and OSCE forms are mainly limited in undergraduate clinical examination. Little knowledge is available regarding the validity and right way of mini-CEX /OSCE evaluation system in advanced dental clinical education so far...

BACKGROUND:  Postgraduate supervision forms a vital component of decentralised family medicine training. While the components of effective supervisory feedback have been explored in high-income countries, how this construct is delivered in resource-constrained low- to middle-income countries has not been investigated adequately. AIM:  This article evaluated supervisory feedback in family medicine registrars' learning portfolios (LPs) as captured in their learning plans and mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) forms and whether the training district or the year of training affected the nature of the feedback...

Objective  To evaluate the performance of orthopedic residents while conducting clinical examinations. Methods  The Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) was applied by three teaching doctors at four different moments. The instrument was adapted by the authors for use in orthopedics, with the development of descriptors for each evaluated skill. Supervisors were trained to use the Mini-CEX by the principal investigator through teaching materials and discussions, with standardization of the instrument descriptors...

BACKGROUND: The mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) is a formative assessment tool designed to provide feedback on skills essential to good medical care by observing an actual clinical encounter. However, the bigger advantage of mini-CEX is the structured feedback that it provides to the students as well as the faculty, thus helping them to make better decisions. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional observational study. Sixteen surgery residents volunteered for participation and five professors conducted sessions; hence, 80 mini-CEX encounters...

Background In clinical settings, direct observation (DO) with feedback is an effective method to assess and improve learner performance. One tool used for DO is the mini-clinical evaluation exercise (Mini-CEX). We conducted a study to assess the effectiveness and feasibility of Mini-CEX for medical students at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Methods Utilizing a purposive sampling technique, a total of 199 students in six core clerkships of Years 3 and 4 were selected for this study. Participating faculty underwent training workshops for use of Mini-CEX and feedback strategies...

Explore the feasibility and effectiveness of accepting mind mapping combined with problem-based learning (PBL) teaching method in the standardized training of emergency surgery residents in the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) model of emergency trauma. Eighty-nine doctors under training who rotated in the Department of Emergency Surgery of the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from January 2021 to January 2022 were selected as the study subjects, and randomly divided into a group receiving mind mapping combined with PBL teaching and a group receiving traditional lecture-based learning teaching...

Purpose: The Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (mini-CEX) is a brief and direct observational assessment of trainee-patient interactions that helps to assess several clinical domains. There is limited evidence of mini-CEX implementation in orthopedics and undergraduate perceptions toward such an approach. This study investigated the perception of mini-CEX among undergraduate medical students through a questionnaire-based survey in an orthopedic outpatient setting. Patients and Methods: Undergraduate medical students completing their orthopedic clinical posting were invited to participate in an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire written in English to evaluate their perceptions toward mini-CEX implementation in the orthopedic outpatient setting for the 2016-2017 academic session...

OBJECTIVE: Clerkship is crucial for fourth-year medical students before entering the clinical environment. However, lack of confidence impairs clerks' performance during the clinical rotation. We assess the impact of formative Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) with immediate feedback on surgical clerks' self-confidence and clinical competence. METHODS: This is a prospective randomized controlled study. Thirty-eight fourth-year medical students starting their surgical clerkship were randomly divided into the control group ( n  = 19) and the OSCE group ( n  = 19), where an extra 6-station formative OSCE was given prior to the surgical rotation with immediate feedback on the participant's performance...

INTRODUCTION: During placements, there is an opportunity to learn clinical skills and to assess their application. However, it represents two different goals. The validity of an end-of-placement assessment is questionable, as the medical competency is contextual. We decided to evaluate the contribution and limits of different assessment modalities as an end-of-placement assessment. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Internal medicine clerks were assessed using the Mini-Cex grid by a structured objective clinical examination (OSCE), a long-case clinical examination (LCE) and a global end-of-placement marking (GEPM)...

INTRODUCTION: Clinical competency is defined as one's capabilities in terms of knowledge, attitude and practice, and is a necessity for nursing practice. Evaluation is the inseparable part of the education process, without which the quality of education could not be measured. Considering the characteristics of clinical education and its impact on the clinical competency of students, as well as the importance of making precise evaluations of them using scientific, modern and efficient approaches, this study aims to investigate the impact of the evaluation made using Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise on the clinical competency of the nursing students of the School of Nursing and Midwifery Shahid Behesti University...

Workplace-based Assessments: A Needs Analysis of Residents and Supervisors Abstract. During residency training, four workplace-based assessments (WBA) are planned per year in the form of Mini-CEX and/or DOPS. They were introduced as a tool for giving feedback and defining learning objectives in the clinical setting. The aim of the present study is to identify facilitating and inhibiting factors. The results will provide information to improve the use of this learning tool to effectively promote learning in the workplace...

IMPORTANCE: The Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) is highly recommended for assessing interns' performance. OBJECTIVE: To develop a pediatric occupational therapy-specific Mini-CEX and examine its psychometrics. DESIGN: Stage 1 had a retrospective design; Stage 2 had a prospective design. SETTING: Pediatric occupational therapy unit in a hospital in Taiwan. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty-four occupational therapy interns were evaluated with the Mini-CEX (physician version), and 57 were evaluated with the occupational therapy-specific Mini-CEX...

Background: The mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) is an excellent tool for assessing the clinical abilities of medical students in intense clinical practice. In this study, the Mini-CEX was adapted to professional questionnaires for Diabetes Mellitus (DM), and examined in medical students completing their clerkship rotation in the department of endocrinology. Methods: From January 2021 to January 2022, all rotating medical students at Shanghai Pudong Hospital completed two mini-CEX exams before and following their rotation under the supervision and guidance of six tutors...

BACKGROUND: Senior medical students feel unprepared for surgical procedures and care for surgery patients when they begin their internship. This study sought to introduce and evaluate a surgical boot camp training for senior medical students. METHODS: A 44-h surgical boot camp program of lectures on clinical practice simulation, anatomical dissections, and simulated operation on cadavers was designed, implemented, and evaluated during the 2018 to 2019 academic year...

BACKGROUND: Bedside teaching is a primary educational tool to improve the clinical practice of medical students. As a new medical pedagogical approach, team-based learning (TBL) is gradually being integrated into Chinese medical education programmes to promote clinical reasoning, knowledge application, teamwork and collaboration. The aim of this controlled study is to investigate the effects of TBL on pediatric bedside teaching in medical students. METHODS: Thirty medical students in pediatric clinical practice were randomly assigned to an intervention and a control group...

BACKGROUND: Over the past year, the occurrence of COVID-19 pandemic has challenged clinical education for health care students, due to the possibility of exposure to the virus and increased spread of the disease. Clinical training of midwifery students in gynecologic problems, based on the Iran midwifery education curriculum, was also disrupted during this pandemic. OBJECTIVES: This study was aimed at designing, implementing and evaluating a virtual clinical training protocol for midwifery internship in a Gynecology course...

AIM: To examine the effectiveness of a Humanoid Diagram Teaching Strategy (HDTS) on care capabilities and retention of novice nurses. BACKGROUND: Guiding novice nurses in clinical practice is a matter of concern and the use of diagrams in assisting the learning process and to promote learning efficiency has been acknowledged. DESIGN: This is a quasi-experimental study with asynchronous repeated measurements for the experimental and control groups...

BACKGROUND: Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) has been adapted to different specialties in clinical practice but with very little evidence documented about its use for residency training in the emergency department (ED). This study aims to assess its acceptability and feasibility as a formative tool in the busy emergency department. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Both the faculty members and the emergency medicine residents were sent a validated questionnaire using Google forms, and the results were analyzed using simple statistical tools...

OBJECTIVE: To apply the mini-clinical evaluation exercise (Mini-CEX) to orthopaedics and check its influence on clinical operational abilities and thinking abilities. METHODS: The original Mini-CEX was modified to fit orthopaedics, and another Mini-CEX was established to test interns' clinical operational abilities. A total of 39 interns had to complete two types of Mini-CEX twice, once at the beginning and once at the end of the internship. Clinical supervisors collected all the scores and analysed the differences in the average scores between the first and second assessments...