CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MULTILATERAL ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS IN MEDICALEDUCATION
AbstractA multilateral assessment of the communicative skills of students in a medical university is an important condition for the formation of communicative competence and increasing the objectivity of its assessment in the procedures for monitoring the quality of education. However, insufficient knowledge of the potential of such an assessment and the conditions for conducting it does not contribute to the widespread introduction of this assessment method in medical education.
The aim of the study is to identify the conditions for the implementation of a multilateral assessment of the communication skills of students in a medical university.
Material and methods. The multilateral assessment of communication skills was attended by 2 experts, 35 graduates of the Faculty of Dentistry of the Northern State Medical University, one standardized patient, who, according to the methods adapted and validated by us, assessed the communication skills of the accredited after completing the task at the station «Explaining information to the patient» as part of the primary accreditation procedure specialists.
Results. It was established that the level of reliability of the questionnaire used for peer review and self-assessment of communication skills is excellent (α=0.97). It was determined that the levels of odds ratio indicators for different combinations of sources of assessments (experts) differ significantly. The expert dentist in almost all blocks of the questionnaire assessed the communication skills of the respondents more strictly compared to the assessments of the expert psychologist and self-assessments of the respondents. For the majority of respondents, an inadequately high self-assessment of communication skills was typical in a situation of explaining information to a patient. The standardized patient rated respondents more highly for interpersonal skills and lower for communication skills.
Conclusion. The use of standardized assessment tools, the participation of experts trained in assessment, students, as well as standardized patients, the availability of additional time and human resources are important conditions that ensure the introduction of multilateral assessment in the educational process of medical universities.
Keywords:multilateral assessment; medical education; communicative competence, communicative skills; experts; teachers; trainees; standardized patient; questionnaire
Funding. The study had no sponsor support.
Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.
For citation: Vasilyeva E.Yu., Kuzmina L.N., Tsybulskaya E.Yu. Conditions for implementation of multilateral assessment of communicative skills in medical education. Meditsinskoe obrazovanie i professional’noe razvitie [Medical education and professional development]. 2023; 14 (1): 55–64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.33029/2220-8453-2023-14-1-55-64 (in Russian)
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