2012/01/01 by Günther Weitz, Weitz, Gunther, Christoph Twesten +9
Medicine · Social Sciences · #610 Medical sciences #Bedarfsanalyse #Education Methods and Technologies #Innere Medizin #Innovations in Medical Education #Medical Education and Admissions #Medicine #Skiils Lab #Skills-Training #Umfrage #praktische Fertigkeiten
paper · doi:10.3205/zma000777
openalex publication_date 2012/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/19
OBJECTIVE: Procedural skills education has a high priority for medical students. However, it is not clear what kind of skills they consider important and whether their perception differs from the physicians' view. METHODS: We conducted a survey on 26 skills in internal medicine among medical students and physicians. Ninety-five fourth year and 62 final year students along with 67 physicians working in medical departments participated in the survey. A similar but smaller survey was completed earlier before the implementation of a skills training at the faculty. RESULTS: Students generally preferred technically complex skills while, in contrast, physicians found "bed-side-skills" more important. The result was independent of the students' participation in the skills training or of the physicians' experience. A similar result was achieved in the smaller survey before the implementation of the skills training. CONCLUSION: Students and physicians significantly differ in their entitlement towards procedural skills education. This should be considered when educational strategies are being discussed.