Medical residents’ perceptions of their competencies and training needs in health care management: an international comparison

BMC Medical Education

Research Article

Charlotte Søjnæs¹  Linda Snell²  Jamiu O Busari³  Suzanne Gerdien Schoenmaker⁴  Albert J J A Scherpbier⁵  Susannah Ahern⁶  Lizanne Berkenbosch⁷ 

[1] Center for Klinisk Uddannelse, Rigshospitalet, afsnit 5404, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100, København, Denmark;Centre for Medical Education, McGill University, 1110 Pine Ave West, H3A1A3, Montreal, QC, Canada;Department of educational research & development, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200, Maastricht, MD, The Netherlands;Diaconessenhuis Leiden, Houtlaan 55, 2334, Leiden, CK, The Netherlands;Maastricht University medical Centre, Postbus 5800, 6202, Maastricht, AZ, The Netherlands;Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria, St Vincent’s Hospital, PO Box 2900, 41 Victoria Pde, 3065, Fitzroy, Australia;School of Health Professions Education (SHE), Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200, Maastricht, MD, The Netherlands;

关键词: Medical residents;    CanMEDS;    Managers role;    Assessment;    International comparison;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6920-13-25

 received in 2012-09-21, accepted in 2013-02-03,  发布年份 2013

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundPrevious research has shown that Dutch medical residents feel inadequate in certain management areas: 85% had a need for management training and reported preferences on the format of such training. Our objective was to explore if the perceived deficiencies and needs among Dutch residents were similar to those of their peers in other countries, and if a longer duration of the incorporation of the CanMEDS competency framework into curricula as well as management training had an influence on these perceptions.MethodsMedical residents from Denmark, Canada and Australia were approached for participation. The questionnaire used to survey the perceptions of Dutch residents was slightly modified, translated into English and sent by email to all international participants.ResultsResponse rates were; Denmark 719/2105 (34%), Canada 177/500 (35%) and Australia 194/1213 (16%) respectively. The Danish as well as the Canadian residents rated their negotiating skills poorly. In Australia the residents found their knowledge on how their specialist department was organized to be insufficient, while residents in the Netherlands rated their knowledge on how the healthcare system was organized as inadequate. In all of the countries, more than 70% of the residents reported a perceived need for management training.ConclusionsA majority of the residents in all countries felt the need for specific training in developing their management competencies. The adoption of the CanMEDS framework alone seems to be insufficient in meeting residents’ perceived educational needs in this area.

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© Berkenbosch et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2013