Self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein

Background: Medical internship in South Africa is a two-year period after completing the basic medical degree. Interns rotate through six different domains, where they are exposed to various clinical procedures. These skills are often not up to standard, and interns feel unprepared for future challe...

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Autores principales:	S. I.N. Yiga, J. Botes, G. Joubert, S. Bulane, T. Choane, K. Mogale, M. Rapitse, C. Ruiters
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Publicado:	AOSIS 2016
Materias:	basic medical procedures education medical interns readiness skills Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6619263807574166af50c34c27c515f82021-11-24T07:44:19ZSelf-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein2078-61902078-620410.4102/safp.v58i5.4590https://doaj.org/article/6619263807574166af50c34c27c515f82016-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/4590https://doaj.org/toc/2078-6190https://doaj.org/toc/2078-6204Background: Medical internship in South Africa is a two-year period after completing the basic medical degree. Interns rotate through six different domains, where they are exposed to various clinical procedures. These skills are often not up to standard, and interns feel unprepared for future challenges. This study evaluated the self-perceived readiness of interns rotating through the Universitas Academic Health Complex in performing basic medical procedures, and the frequency of performing these procedures. Methods: This was a descriptive quantitative study. Consenting participants completed an anonymous questionnaire regarding four pre-selected medical procedures per department. Results: The majority of the 61 participants were second-year interns (52.5%), female (54.0%), with a median age of 25 years. Interns felt ready to perform the majority of procedures, but more than 50% reported not being ready to perform circumcisions, episiotomy and perineal repair, assisted delivery and appendectomies. Some procedures in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Surgery and Psychiatry were rarely performed by at least half of the participants. Conclusions: Exposure of medical students during their clinical years to practical training is inadequate. The focus in the MBChB curriculum should be increased to a more specific practical approach during both the pre-clinical and clinical years.S. I.N. YigaJ. BotesG. JoubertS. BulaneT. ChoaneK. MogaleM. RapitseC. RuitersAOSISarticlebasic medical procedureseducationmedical internsreadinessskillsMedicineRENSouth African Family Practice, Vol 58, Iss 5 (2016)
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spellingShingle	basic medical procedures education medical interns readiness skills Medicine R S. I.N. Yiga J. Botes G. Joubert S. Bulane T. Choane K. Mogale M. Rapitse C. Ruiters Self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein
description	Background: Medical internship in South Africa is a two-year period after completing the basic medical degree. Interns rotate through six different domains, where they are exposed to various clinical procedures. These skills are often not up to standard, and interns feel unprepared for future challenges. This study evaluated the self-perceived readiness of interns rotating through the Universitas Academic Health Complex in performing basic medical procedures, and the frequency of performing these procedures. Methods: This was a descriptive quantitative study. Consenting participants completed an anonymous questionnaire regarding four pre-selected medical procedures per department. Results: The majority of the 61 participants were second-year interns (52.5%), female (54.0%), with a median age of 25 years. Interns felt ready to perform the majority of procedures, but more than 50% reported not being ready to perform circumcisions, episiotomy and perineal repair, assisted delivery and appendectomies. Some procedures in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Surgery and Psychiatry were rarely performed by at least half of the participants. Conclusions: Exposure of medical students during their clinical years to practical training is inadequate. The focus in the MBChB curriculum should be increased to a more specific practical approach during both the pre-clinical and clinical years.
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author	S. I.N. Yiga J. Botes G. Joubert S. Bulane T. Choane K. Mogale M. Rapitse C. Ruiters
author_facet	S. I.N. Yiga J. Botes G. Joubert S. Bulane T. Choane K. Mogale M. Rapitse C. Ruiters
author_sort	S. I.N. Yiga
title	Self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein
title_short	Self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein
title_full	Self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein
title_fullStr	Self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein
title_full_unstemmed	Self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein
title_sort	self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the universitas academic health complex in bloemfontein
publisher	AOSIS
publishDate	2016
url	https://doaj.org/article/6619263807574166af50c34c27c515f8
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Self-perceived readiness of medical interns in performing basic medical procedures at the Universitas Academic Health Complex in Bloemfontein

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