Self-Perceived in Medical Students Undergoing Distance Learning

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Our primary objective is identifying the degree of self-perceived competence in medical students without clinical rotations during the COVID-19 pandemic to know how prepared the students could be when they are professionals because they lack clinical skills in front of an actual patient and can be affected to be accepted in hospitals because they will have to acquire a phase of training later. Without a clinical rotation, one can be deprived of the essential educational value.The study design is an observational cross-section study in which an anonymous survey will be shared online on Google Forms platform. Students will be asked for their participation; after obtaining verbal and consent, the survey will be distributed using social media groups such as foundation school groups. For this study, the Spanish version of the Self-Perceived Competence scale will be used (REF). This scale is comprised of 21 questions divided into five factors that assess: 1) demonstration of the essential clinical skills, 2) demonstration of clinical reasoning, decision making, and problem-solving skills, 3) management of life-threatening medical conditions, 4) management of common medical problems and 5) placing patients' needs and safety at the center of the care process. Each item has a Likert scale answers of 4 options ranging from incompetent (1), somewhat incompetent (2), somewhat.

Official Title
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Self-Perceived Competence in Mexican Medical Students Undergoing Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Conditions
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Educational Problems, Medical Students, COVID-19 Pandemic

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Clinical Skills


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Medical students currently attending college in a distance learning modality. > 18 years Exclusion Criteria: Medical professionals and specialists university students < 18 years Medical students currently attending clinical rotations

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Behavioral: Clinical Skills|evaluate the students' ability to demonstrate essential clinical skills, clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills, management of life-threatening medical conditions, management of common medical problems, and placing the patients' needs and safety at the center of the care process.|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Essential clinical skills | use the Self-Perceived Competence Scale to evaluate the students' ability to demonstrate essential clinical skills such as obtaining an accurate medical history, performing a complete systematic physical examination, and analyzing clinical data. This section has 4 items with Likert scale answers ranging from (1) incompetent to (4) competent. | Day 1 | 
| Clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills | use the Self-Perceived Competence Scale to evaluate the students' ability to demonstrate reasoning skills to formulate and prioritize a differential diagnosis, development of management strategies. This section has 2 items with Likert scale answers ranging from (1) incompetent to (4) competent. | Day 1 | 
| Management of life-threatening medical conditions | use the Self-Perceived Competence Scale to evaluate the students' ability to recognize and assess life or organ-threatening conditions. This section has 2 items with Likert scale answers ranging from (1) incompetent to (4) competent. | Day 1 | 
| Management of common medical problems | use the Self-Perceived Competence Scale to evaluate the students' ability to select and apply the most appropriate and cost-effective diagnostic procedures, manage patients with acute and chronic physical and mental problems. This section has 8 items with Likert scale answers ranging from (1) incompetent to (4) competent. | Day 1 | 
| Placing the patients' needs and safety at the center of the care process | use the Self-Perceived Competence Scale to evaluate the students' ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills in the area related to patient safety, analyze the aftermath of medical error, identify and manage clinical risks. This section has 6 items with Likert scale answers ranging from (1) incompetent to (4) competent. | Day 1 |