| Title |
How students perceive medical competences: a cross-cultural study between the Medical Course in Portugal and African Portuguese Speaking Countries
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, May 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-11-24 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Joselina Barbosa, Milton Severo, Mário Fresta, Mamudo Ismail, Maria Amélia Ferreira, Henrique Barros |
| Abstract |
A global effort has been made in the last years to establish a set of core competences that define the essential professional competence of a physician. Regardless of the environment, culture or medical education conditions, a set of core competences is required for medical practice worldwide. Evaluation of educational program is always needed to assure the best training for medical students and ultimately best care for patients. The aim of this study was to determine in what extent medical students in Portugal and Portuguese speaking African countries, felt they have acquired the core competences to start their clinical practice. For this reason, it was created a measurement tool to evaluate self-perceived competences, in different domains, across Portuguese and Portuguese-speaking African medical schools. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 116 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 12 | 10% |
| Unknown | 75 | 64% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 24% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 4% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 2% |
| Mathematics | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 78 | 66% |
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