Key result
Self-confidence assessments of graduating internal medicine residents correlated poorly with their actual ACLS simulator performance (median r = 0.075).
Why the study?
Does self-assessment accurately reflect objective performance of ACLS skills in graduating internal medicine residents?
Cross-Sectional (n=40)
No
Does self-assessment accurately reflect objective performance of ACLS skills in graduating internal medicine residents?
Effect estimate: median r = 0.075
Self-assessment of ACLS skills by internal medicine residents correlates poorly with objective simulator performance, indicating it is not a reliable proxy for competence evaluation.
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Self-assessment may not indicate true ACLS competency in residents; leaves open the need for validated objective metrics in training.
Wayne et al. (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Internal medicine residents near graduation (n=40). Self-assessment of ACLS skills vs. Objective evaluation on a high-fidelity simulator was evaluated on Correlation between self-confidence assessments and simulator performance (median r = 0.075). Self-confidence assessments of graduating internal medicine residents correlated poorly with their actual ACLS simulator performance (median r = 0.075).
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