Verby JE, Schaefer MT, Voeks RS The impact of a long term preceptorship on clinical confidence of senior medical students Minnesota Medicine May 1982 p 297- 300
Essays of RPAP students revealed they perceived more confidence than their peers. Study designed to test this hypothesis
5 point Likerd-type response scale
Biomedical or biological treatment skills - 1= cannot do it, 2=need some help, 3=can do it with some supervision, 4=would like resource person there, 5=can do it alone
Behavioral and Professional Skills - How confident are you in your ability to do the following areas of interviewing, billing, patient follow up, etc.? 1=not at all, 2=not very, 3=somewhat, 4=fairly, 5=extremely confident.
|
Area of skill |
Significantly higher RPAP |
No different |
Higher for control |
Total |
|
Biologic skills |
26 |
3 |
0 |
29 |
|
Behavioral skills |
4 |
14 |
0 |
18 |
|
Professional skills |
3 |
4 |
0 |
7 |