Procedural and Interpretive Skills of Medical Students: Experiences and Attitudes of Third-Year Students
Academic MedicinePublished 22 September 2006
Edward H. Wu, D. Michael Elnicki, Eric Alper, James E. Bost, Eugene C. Corbett, Mark J. Fagan
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A majority of students had never performed important procedures, and a substantial minority had not performed basic procedures through the third year of medical school, and students had low self-confidence in skills they rarely performed.
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Through the third year of medical school, a majority of students had never performed important procedures, and a substantial minority had not performed basic procedures. Students had low self-confidence in skills they rarely performed, but perceived all skills surveyed as important.
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