Factors that affect determine achievement in Medical Competency Assessment for National License step 2 of medical students in Naresuan University
Abstract
Background: CPIRD (New Tract, NT) medical students of Naresuan University (NU) with difference backgrounds Furthermore, clinical education of this program was divided into 3 medical education centers, resulting in the differences on 2 aspects: professor, and learning and teaching management. This study aimed to determine these factors affecting achievement (score) in National License (NL) steps II, which was the first step of clinical education.
Objective: To determine achievement in NL II, factors affecting achievement and relationship between various factors with score in NL II of medical students in NT
Study Design: This study was cross-sectional analytic study. The sample consisted of 40 subjects of 6Th year NT medical students of NU, which divided into Phrae and Phichit medical education center for 14 subjects each, and Somdejphrataksin maharaj hospital medical education for 12 students. The instrument in this research was general information questionnaire and factors affecting to achievement in NL II, Data were analyzed by frequency, percentage, standard deviation, exact probability test, Gaussian regression, One-Way ANOVA, Bonferroni test, and Pearson’s Correlation.
Results: The achievement in NL II of medical students in NT program, medical students in Phrae hospital medical education center (MEC) had the highest mean scores 177.7 scores, while in Phichit hospital MEC had the lowest 168.6 scores. Passing rates were 100% in Somdejphraksinmaharaj hospital MEC, the lowest 71.4% in Phrae hospital MEC, and no significant (p=0.182). Factors related to increase mean scores were professor, medical students, and MEC.
Conclusion: Promotion these factors:professor (up-to-date information and medical practices, academic development, and knowledge summarization or exam preparation),might help not only to get better to increase mean scores but also to increase passing rate in NL step II of CPIRD (NT) medical students of Naresuan University to 100%.
Keywords: Medical Students on CPIRD (New Tract) Program, Medical Educa
