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Table 5 Skills of residents receiving specialisation training in internal and surgical sciences for commonly diagnosed diseases

From: Empowering medical residency training: a comparative analysis for understanding outpatient clinic demand and training needs

Skills for diseases commonly diagnosed in your department

Department

1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Undecided 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree

1

n (%)

2

n (%)

3

n (%)

4

n (%)

5

n (%)

I can take an adequate medical history and request necessary tests.

Internal Medicine

1

(0,9%)

4

(3,6%)

10 (9,1%)

30 (27,3%)

65 (59,1%)

Surgery

11 (13,3%)

1

(1,2%)

6

(7,2%)

12

(14,5%)

53 (63,9%)

I can make an accurate diagnosis and differential diagnosis in accordance with DSM/ICD systems.

Internal Medicine

1

(0,9%)

3

(2,7%)

17

(15,5%)

53

(48,2%)

36

(32,7%)

Surgery

7

(8,4%)

4

(4,8%)

10

(12%)

22

(26,5%)

40

(48,2%)

I can plan the proper treatment.

Internal Medicine

2

(1,8%)

1

(0,9%)

17

(15,5%)

44

(40%)

46

(41,8%)

Surgery

7

(8,4%)

3

(3,6%)

12

(14,5%)

20

(%24,1)

41

(49,4%)

I can make a qualified medical record.

Internal Medicine

0

14

(12,7%)

21

(19,1%)

43

(39,1%)

32

(29,1%)

Surgery

7

(8,4%)

4

(4,8%)

10

(12%)

22

(26,5%)

40

(48,2%)

I can identify the emergency and refer it to a specialist when necessary.

Internal Medicine

2

(1,8%)

3

(2,7%)

9

(8,2%)

39

(35,5%)

57

(51,8%)

Surgery

8

(9,6%)

2

(2,4%)

6

(7,2%)

13

(%15,7)

54

(65,1%)

I can follow up and control the patient.

Internal Medicine

1

(0,9%)

4

(3,6%)

17

(15,5%)

41

(37,3%)

47

(42,7%)

Surgery

7

(8,4%)

2

(2,4%)

8

(9,6%)

20

(24,1%)

46

(55,4%)

I can request consultations from other branches of medicine and interpret and evaluate them.

Internal Medicine

2

(1,8%)

2

(1,8%)

10 (9,1%)

51 (46,4%)

45 (40,9%)

Surgery

8

(9,6%)

3

(3,6%)

9

(10,8%)

24

(28,9%)

39 (47%)

I can get up-to-date information from literature and various sources and evaluate them.

Internal Medicine

3

(2,7%)

6

(5,5%)

22

(20%)

39

(35,5%)

40

(36,4%)

Surgery

8

(9,6%)

4

(4,8%)

18

(21,7%)

18

(21,7%)

35

(42,2%)