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Standard setting OSCE: A comparison of arbitrary and Hofstee methods in a low stake OSCE 制定标准的 OSCE：在低风险 OSCE 中比较任意法和 Hofstee 法

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-3/oa3129

Uzma Khan

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Virtual assessment in Physiotherapy: Examining perceptions, constructs, and tool characteristics 物理治疗中的虚拟评估：研究认知、结构和工具特征

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3044

Xiang Ren Tan, Anthony J Goff, Li Whye Cindy Ng

{"title":"Virtual assessment in Physiotherapy: Examining perceptions, constructs, and tool characteristics","authors":"Xiang Ren Tan, Anthony J Goff, Li Whye Cindy Ng","doi":"10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3044","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Objective structured clinical examinations have traditionally been used to assess clinical skills. However, these face-to-face clinical assessments were hindered by physical and social restrictions imposed during COVID-19. This created a need to develop novel approaches for reliable assessment of clinical skills. We explored and evaluated a virtual exercise teleconsultation assessment (VETA) to replicate a teleconsultation setting where physiotherapy students were assessed on exercise prescription and coaching skills.\u0000Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional mixed-methods study using convenience sampling. A VETA was implemented for 172 physiotherapy students via Zoom to allow synchronous interaction with standardised patients (SPs). 67 students and 9 SPs completed two separate post evaluation surveys on themes relating to administration, support, authenticity, effectiveness, and value of the VETA. Likert-type responses were categorised as positive, neutral, or negative while coded qualitative responses were consolidated into themes by inductive content analysis.\u0000Results: 76% of students agreed that the assessment was authentic while 93% felt that the SPs were realistic and believable. Responders also highlighted important challenges including the limited camera viewing angle, time and space constraint, adequacy of equipment and reliability of connectivity. Exploratory factor analysis of responses revealed three latent constructs: (1) clarity of assessment, (2) clinical relevance, and (3) value of assessment.\u0000Conclusion: Despite the technical challenges, VETA demonstrated clarity and value as an alternative assessment and showed relevance to future telehealth practice, which is increasingly pervasive in clinical settings. This paper demonstrates a feasible approach for the virtual assessment of clinical competencies.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Health Sciences Education, Virtual Assessment, Clinical Skills, OSCE, Physiotherapy, Exercise Prescription","PeriodicalId":494652,"journal":{"name":"The Asia Pacific Scholar","volume":"27 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140352552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Defining undergraduate medical students' physician identity: Learning from Indonesian experience 确定本科医学生的医生身份：学习印度尼西亚的经验

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3098

Natalia Puspadewi

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Perceptions of the learning environment in ophthalmology residency training: A mixed method study 对眼科住院医师培训学习环境的看法：混合方法研究

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3074

Muhammad Irfan Kamaruddin, Andi Alfian Zainuddin, B. Nelwan, Sri Asriyani, Firdaus Hamid, Tenri Esa, Irawan Yusuf

{"title":"Perceptions of the learning environment in ophthalmology residency training: A mixed method study","authors":"Muhammad Irfan Kamaruddin, Andi Alfian Zainuddin, B. Nelwan, Sri Asriyani, Firdaus Hamid, Tenri Esa, Irawan Yusuf","doi":"10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3074","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: A good learning environment (LE) will affect the quality and standard of the learning process, student performance, and the outcome of the curriculum as well as predictor of the quality of health services. Our study aims to assess residents’ perception of the LE in Ophthalmology training programs for future improvement.\u0000Methods: Mixed method with an explanatory sequential design was implemented in this study using the Post-graduate Hospital Educational Environment Measure (PHEEM) as a quantitative approach and open-ended questions collaborated with focus group discussion (FGD) as a qualitative measurement. A comparison of the quantitative data was made using parametric and non-parametric analyses. Thematic analyses were performed for qualitative data. Integration of quantitative and qualitative data was done by connecting both data.\u0000Results: Fifty-three residents participated in this survey. The mean age was 30.96±2.18 years old, 64.15% were female and 77.36% are at the internship stage. The mean score of overall PHEEM was 123.40 ±12.35, indicated an excellent LE, while the mean score of perceptions of role autonomy, perceptions of teaching, and perceptions of social support were 42.57±4.62, 47.75±4.84 and 33.08±4.15, respectively. There is no significant difference between gender and study period with the perception of LE. Thematic analysis from qualitative data reveals six positive and five negative perception themes. All discovered themes confirmed concordance with the result of LE perception.\u0000Conclusion: Learning environment perception in the ophthalmology residency program was excellent and essential for the student's skills and performance quality. Some specific areas still need improvement strategies for institutional development.\u0000\u0000Keywords: Learning Environment, PHEEM, Ophthalmology, Residency, Mixed Method","PeriodicalId":494652,"journal":{"name":"The Asia Pacific Scholar","volume":"24 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140352442","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Dental surgery assistant trainees’ perceptions of mental well-being and working in the dental clinic 牙科手术助理学员对心理健康和牙科诊所工作的看法

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/sc3066

Lean Heong Foo, Nurul Haziqah Binte Suhaimi, Saudha Binte Sadimin, Marianne Meng Ann Ong

{"title":"Dental surgery assistant trainees’ perceptions of mental well-being and working in the dental clinic","authors":"Lean Heong Foo, Nurul Haziqah Binte Suhaimi, Saudha Binte Sadimin, Marianne Meng Ann Ong","doi":"10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/sc3066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/sc3066","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: An online survey was conducted on 16 National Institute of Technical Education Certificate (NITEC) Dental Surgery Assistant (DSA) trainees in National Dental Centre Singapore to find out their perceptions and understanding of mental well-being.\u0000Methods: The 43-item survey included (i) Psychological General Well-being Index (PGWB) with 22 items based on 6 domains (anxiety, depression, positive well-being, self-control, general health, and vitality); (ii) 5 items on mental health knowledge; (iii) 4 items on lifestyle; and (iv) 12 items on perceptions of mental well-being and working in the dental clinic. Responses were collated for descriptive analysis and Cronbach’s alpha analysis was done for internal consistency for Likert scale items.\u0000Results: The average PGWB score was 61.5 (range 18-89). Fourteen trainees (75%) indicated they were feeling depressed and 31.2% of trainees felt under stress in the past month. The majority (81.3%) of trainees recognised the role of exercise in maintaining mental health and 75% of trainees were able to differentiate between sadness and depression. However, 56.3% and 87.5% of the trainees incorrectly answered that mental and psychological disorders are not preventable conditions and mental disorders are caused by a wrong way of thinking respectively. The Cronbach’s alpha on PGWB ( = 0.87) and trainees’ perception of working in the clinic ( = 0.76) revealed good internal consistency. \u0000Conclusion: The PGWB scores and survey analysis indicate there is a knowledge gap about mental health and the need to improve mental well-being in this cohort of NITEC DSA trainees. \u0000\u0000Keywords: Mental Well-being, Dental Surgery Assistant Trainee, Psychological General Well-being Index","PeriodicalId":494652,"journal":{"name":"The Asia Pacific Scholar","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140352634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Singapore nurses’ perception of professional identity 新加坡护士对专业身份的认识

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3062

Mary Xiaorong Chen, Dora Howes

{"title":"Singapore nurses’ perception of professional identity","authors":"Mary Xiaorong Chen, Dora Howes","doi":"10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/oa3062","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Nurses’ professional identity is important for their career orientation and clinical practice. This study explored Singaporean nurses’ perceptions of professional identity. The results provide an understanding of how guided learning and reflection could help nurses in their professional identity formation and development.\u0000Methods: Using an exploratory descriptive qualitative research study and purposive sampling by researchers teaching in the programme, 64 Registered Nurses with a diploma qualification pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours in Nursing programme in Singapore were invited to participate. They responded to open ended survey questions online, which were analysed using a thematic analysis. Ethical approval was obtained. \u0000Results: All 64 first year students were invited to participate at the start of the module and upon the completion. The response rates were 94% and 81% respectively. Two overarching themes – “nurses as professionals with knowledge and moral character” and “the construction of professional identity” - emerged from the data. \u0000Conclusion: The nurses perceived their professional nursing identity as a construct comprised of knowledge and moral characteristics, which is consistent with international literature. A professional nursing identity, relationships with other healthcare professionals, patients and confidence in practice were all interrelated. Guided reflection and discussion on clinical experiences and social interactions helped students become aware of their professional identity and responsibilities. Such purposive educational effort needs to be started early and supported through the students’ educational journey into clinical practice. \u0000\u0000Keywords: Professional Identity of Nursing, Singapore Nurses, Image of Nursing, Social Perception of Nursing in Singapore, Nurse Education","PeriodicalId":494652,"journal":{"name":"The Asia Pacific Scholar","volume":"29 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140352687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Scholarship in Health Professions Education-Development from the Past to Future Possibilities 卫生职业教育奖学金--从过去到未来的发展可能性

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/pv3165

John Norcini

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Use of learning space to promote active learning in health sciences programmes 利用学习空间促进健康科学课程的主动学习

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/pv3054

Bhuvan Kc, Pathiyil Ravi Shankar

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Making the case for the inclusion of humanities in the education of Dental Public Health specialists 将人文学科纳入牙科公共卫生专家的教育中

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/pv3075

Gabriel Tse Feng Chong

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Engaging students to co-design and co-deliver an interprofessional program 让学生参与共同设计和共同实施跨专业计划

The Asia Pacific Scholar Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.29060/taps.2024-9-2/cs3140

Claudia Ng, Aishah Moore

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