MINI CLINICAL EVALUATION EXERCISE (MINI- CEX) AS ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT.

Dr. Sujith Devaprasad. P

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

MINI CLINICAL EVALUATION EXERCISE (MINI- CEX) AS ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR UNDERGRADUATES IN ORTHOPAEDIC DEPARTMENT.

Dr. Sujith Devaprasad. P

Abstract :

Assessment of medical student�s actual performance in wards and outpatient clinics using Mini-CEX allows assessment and feedback at the same time. This descriptive study was conducted among 30 Final MBBS Part II students from September 2017 to Feuary 2018, to assess their clinical skills during Orthopaedics clinics and to evaluate satisfaction of faculty members and undergraduates using the nine point scale in mini-CEX form. After obtaining Ethical Committee clearance, informed consent and sensitization sessions, 120 encounters were observed using the Mini-CEX form and mean satisfaction scores recorded. Data was entered in MS Excel 2007 for Descriptive statistical analysis. 69.2% were new cases. 72.5% were male. The observation and feedback took an average of 15 minutes and 8 minutes respectively. Mean Satisfaction scores for faculty and students were found to be 6 and 7 respectively. The mini-CEX produces scores with adequate reproducibility and promotes a feedback culture between faculty and students.