Comparison of A Mini-Clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees: A parallel randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background Enhancing the skills of future operating room students, who will have a crucial role in surgical procedures, necessitates the adoption of innovative training techniques. This study aimed to comparison of the mini-CEX with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of op...
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| description | Abstract Background Enhancing the skills of future operating room students, who will have a crucial role in surgical procedures, necessitates the adoption of innovative training techniques. This study aimed to comparison of the mini-CEX with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees. Methods This research was a parallel randomized controlled trial conducted on undergraduate students in the operating room department of Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences in Iran from June 2022 to January 2024. The participating students (60 individuals) were divided into two groups: Mini-CEX (30 individuals) and Logbook (30 individuals). Students were assessed by implementing the Logbook method in the control group and the Mini-CEX method in the intervention group. Both methods were implemented in three steps with a one-week interval. Data were analyzed by SPSS-16 using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test and repeated measures ANOVA with post-hoc tests. Results There were no statistically significant differences in terms of gender, age, and grade point average between students in the two groups (p > 0.05). The mean scores of final assessments in the experimental group (by Mini-CEX methods) were significantly (P < 0.001) higher than the control one (Logbook method). Conclusion It seems that applying the Mini-CEX method resulted in the improvement of clinical skills among students. Accordingly, operating room professors can improve the learning process by using direct feedback on such evaluation methods. Clinical trial number not applicable. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e89c8b8cfcf64144b0964fb19dcdc1542025-08-20T03:38:14ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202025-07-012511810.1186/s12909-025-07560-6Comparison of A Mini-Clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees: A parallel randomized controlled trialSara Bagheri0Amin Sedigh1Zahra Zarei2Mozhgan Kazemzadeh3Nader Sharifi4Department of Medical Education, School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesMedical Education Department, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical SciencesStudent Research Committee, Khomein University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Statistics and Information Technology, Isfahan University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Public Health, Khomein University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Enhancing the skills of future operating room students, who will have a crucial role in surgical procedures, necessitates the adoption of innovative training techniques. This study aimed to comparison of the mini-CEX with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees. Methods This research was a parallel randomized controlled trial conducted on undergraduate students in the operating room department of Khomein Faculty of Medical Sciences in Iran from June 2022 to January 2024. The participating students (60 individuals) were divided into two groups: Mini-CEX (30 individuals) and Logbook (30 individuals). Students were assessed by implementing the Logbook method in the control group and the Mini-CEX method in the intervention group. Both methods were implemented in three steps with a one-week interval. Data were analyzed by SPSS-16 using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, t-test and repeated measures ANOVA with post-hoc tests. Results There were no statistically significant differences in terms of gender, age, and grade point average between students in the two groups (p > 0.05). The mean scores of final assessments in the experimental group (by Mini-CEX methods) were significantly (P < 0.001) higher than the control one (Logbook method). Conclusion It seems that applying the Mini-CEX method resulted in the improvement of clinical skills among students. Accordingly, operating room professors can improve the learning process by using direct feedback on such evaluation methods. Clinical trial number not applicable.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07560-6Mini-CEX toolClinical competenceEducational assessmentsSurgery clerkshipOperating room |
| spellingShingle | Sara Bagheri Amin Sedigh Zahra Zarei Mozhgan Kazemzadeh Nader Sharifi Comparison of A Mini-Clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees: A parallel randomized controlled trial BMC Medical Education Mini-CEX tool Clinical competence Educational assessments Surgery clerkship Operating room |
| title | Comparison of A Mini-Clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees: A parallel randomized controlled trial |
| title_full | Comparison of A Mini-Clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees: A parallel randomized controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of A Mini-Clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees: A parallel randomized controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of A Mini-Clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees: A parallel randomized controlled trial |
| title_short | Comparison of A Mini-Clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees: A parallel randomized controlled trial |
| title_sort | comparison of a mini clinical evaluation exercise with the routine logbook in assessing clinical competence of operating room trainees a parallel randomized controlled trial |
| topic | Mini-CEX tool Clinical competence Educational assessments Surgery clerkship Operating room |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07560-6 |
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