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[Weighting of Orthopaedics & Trauma Surgery in the Medical State Examination - Comparison of the Written Examination with the National Catalogue of Learning Objectives in Surgery].
Zeitschrift Für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie 2018 August
BACKGROUND: The national competence-based catalogue of learning-goals in surgery (NKLC) defines competence levels for each of its 230 goals, including "competence level in 1: factual knowledge" up to "competence level 3: independent action". Aside from the cumulative examinations influencing the learning behaviour of students, those teaching targets do not affect the second state examination. This study analyses the extent to which the questions of the German second medical licensing examination compiled by the IMPP (central German institute for medical and pharmaceutical examinations) are congruent with the trauma-surgical and orthopaedic learning goals in the NKLC, in which this thematic focus is emphasised.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Exam questions from autumn 2009 to autumn 2014 (n = 11) were retrospectively analysed. Orthopaedic and trauma-surgical teaching targets defined in NKLC were identified by five senior orthopaedic physicians and trauma surgery experts. All questions addressing one of these learning goals were identified and analysed (re: the number of learning goals, the number of questions addressing a trauma-surgical, or orthopaedic goal, as well as different competency levels).
RESULTS: We found 113 learning goals of NKLC (49.1% of the overall NKLC learning goals) identified as orthopaedic or trauma surgery subjects. During the study period, 543 questions included teaching targets referring to orthopaedic or trauma surgery subjects (15.6% of the total of 3480 questions). Per exam, a mean of 49.36 ± 14.1 questions (minimum 30; maximum 80) was identified that addressed a learning goal referring to these issues. For each exam, 13.45 ± 6.39 (minimum 6; maximum 24) questions referred to learning goals of competence level 3a and b, 21.45 ± 9.94 (minimum 9; maximum 39) questions referred to learning goals of competence level 2, and 14.45 ± 6.36 (minimum 6; maximum 25) questions referred to learning goals of competence level 1. Most questions addressed the topic: "disorders of the rheumatic spectrum" (n = 16 questions in autumn 2009).
CONCLUSION: Questions focusing on orthopaedic and trauma surgery appeared sufficiently often during the second state examination. There is a thematic imbalance, and important clinical learning goals tagged with high competence levels were not addressed in a satisfactory manner. This indicates that a clear adjustment between the state examination and NKLC is necessary.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Exam questions from autumn 2009 to autumn 2014 (n = 11) were retrospectively analysed. Orthopaedic and trauma-surgical teaching targets defined in NKLC were identified by five senior orthopaedic physicians and trauma surgery experts. All questions addressing one of these learning goals were identified and analysed (re: the number of learning goals, the number of questions addressing a trauma-surgical, or orthopaedic goal, as well as different competency levels).
RESULTS: We found 113 learning goals of NKLC (49.1% of the overall NKLC learning goals) identified as orthopaedic or trauma surgery subjects. During the study period, 543 questions included teaching targets referring to orthopaedic or trauma surgery subjects (15.6% of the total of 3480 questions). Per exam, a mean of 49.36 ± 14.1 questions (minimum 30; maximum 80) was identified that addressed a learning goal referring to these issues. For each exam, 13.45 ± 6.39 (minimum 6; maximum 24) questions referred to learning goals of competence level 3a and b, 21.45 ± 9.94 (minimum 9; maximum 39) questions referred to learning goals of competence level 2, and 14.45 ± 6.36 (minimum 6; maximum 25) questions referred to learning goals of competence level 1. Most questions addressed the topic: "disorders of the rheumatic spectrum" (n = 16 questions in autumn 2009).
CONCLUSION: Questions focusing on orthopaedic and trauma surgery appeared sufficiently often during the second state examination. There is a thematic imbalance, and important clinical learning goals tagged with high competence levels were not addressed in a satisfactory manner. This indicates that a clear adjustment between the state examination and NKLC is necessary.
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