Document Type : Review Article
Abstract
Background & Aim: The present study was conducted with the aim of introducing the tools and procedures for evaluating the clinical performance of medical students and the advantages and limitations of each of these tools and methods.
Method: This systematic review was conducted by searching for evidence in external and internal databases PubMed, Web of Science, CINAHL, Irandoc, Magiran and SID and Google scholar search engine using the keywords Clinical performance, Clinical evaluation, Assessment tool, assessment standards, clinical assessment practices, medical sciences students and their Persian equivalents were carried out until 2023 (1402).Finally, the clinical performance evaluation tools and methods extracted from the evidence were summarized and categorized.
Results: The most common methods of evaluating students' clinical performance, respectively, include: 1- structured observation and assessment of clinical performance (SOAP) (n=126), 2- Competency Inventory of Nursing Students (CINS) (n=4) and 3- Clinical Nursing Competence Questionnaire (CNCQ) (n=3). Also, the most common methods of evaluating students' performance and clinical skills include: 1- Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) (n=2166), 2- Logbook (n=722) and 3- Direct observation of procedural skills (DOPS) and Mini Clinical Evaluation Exercise (Mini-CEX) (n = 53) that each of these tools and methods has unique objectives, advantages and limitations.
Conclusion: Considering the purpose of evaluation, psychometric characteristics, and the advantages and limitations of each method or tool, each or a combination of them can be used to evaluate students. Of course, it is suggested to modify these methods and tools by conducting studies in a way that is more practical for the clinical evaluation of students and facilitates its use.