A factor analytic study of clinical competence in undergraduate psychiatry.
This study used factor analysis to define the components of clinical competence of medical students during their undergraduate psychiatric training. Four factors were defined; factor 1 related to cognitive and psychological problem-solving; factor 2 tapped the interpersonal and observational skills students showed with patients; factor 3 was characterized by knowledge in the examination setting, and factor 4 related to students' capacity to demonstrate their ability in an interpersonal setting. These are similar to the component skills of clinical competence demonstrated by students in other areas of the medical curriculum. They also correspond to the skills which Walton (1986) has suggested should be focused upon in undergraduate psychiatric education.[1]References
- A factor analytic study of clinical competence in undergraduate psychiatry. McFarlane, A.C., Goldney, R.D., Kalucy, R.S. Medical education. (1989) [Pubmed]
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