Patrice Weiss et al.
Medical Teacher
August 2005, Vol. 27, Issue #5, pg. 445-449.
Review by: Linda Heun, Ph.D. <lheun@aacom.org>
The authors discuss the relationship between the ability to do accurate self assessment and the following important physician outcomes: be self-reflective, identify areas of improvement, and determine if a referral is appropriate. 47 three-year medical students were asked to complete a self-assessment on their fund of knowledge, personal attitude, clinical problem solving skills, written/verbal skills, and technical skills after a six-week ob/gyn rotation. Outcomes suggested that students were better at assessing their own technical and written/verbal skills than their fund of knowledge and personal attitudes. They suggest that the ACGME Core Competency Curriculum should begin at the medical student level.
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