Reliability and validity of the script concordance test for postgraduate students of general practice

Background: The script concordance test (SCT) is a validated method of examining students' clinical reasoning. Medical students' professional skills are assessed during their postgraduate years as they study for a specialist qualification in general practice. However, no specific provision...

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Published in:The European journal of general practice 2017-12, Vol.23 (1), p.209-214
Main Authors: Subra, Julie, Chicoulaa, Bruno, Stillmunkès, André, Mesthé, Pierre, Oustric, Stéphane, Rougé Bugat, Marie-Eve
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Competence
clinical reasoning
Education, Medical, Graduate - methods
Educational Measurement - methods
Experts
Feasibility Studies
general practice
General Practice - education
General Practitioners - education
General Practitioners - standards
Humans
Life Sciences
Longitudinal Studies
Medical students
Original
postgraduate students
Quebec
Reproducibility of Results
Script concordance test
Students
Students, Medical
Validity
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Summary:Background: The script concordance test (SCT) is a validated method of examining students' clinical reasoning. Medical students' professional skills are assessed during their postgraduate years as they study for a specialist qualification in general practice. However, no specific provision is made for assessing their clinical reasoning during their postgraduate study. Objective: The aim was to demonstrate the reliability and validity of the SCT in general practice and to determine if this tool could be used to assess medical students' progress in acquiring clinical reasoning. Methods: A 135-question SCT was administered to postgraduate medical students at the beginning of their first year of specialized training in general practice, and then every six months throughout their three-year training, as well as to a reference panel of 20 expert general practitioners. For score calculation, we used the combined scoring method as the calculator made available by the University of Montreal's School of Medicine in Canada. For the validity, student' scores were compared with experts, p 
ISSN:1381-4788
1751-1402
DOI:10.1080/13814788.2017.1358709