Evaluation of Professional Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Medical School Intern Students

Abstract

Evaluation of Professional Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Medical School Intern Students

Abstract

Purpose: The aim of this study was to assess interns' perceptions of professional self-efficacy and to identify the factors associated with it. Material and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study. The data of the study, which was approved by the ethics committee, were collected from 204 trainees between September and October 2022 using the face-to-face interview method. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS 27.0 package. The type 1 error level was accepted as 5% for statistical significance. Results: 62.3% of the study group were female and the median age of the group was 24.00 years. The participants' median score on the self-efficacy sub-dimension of the scale was 60.00. The median self-efficacy score was significant and higher than those who felt inadequate to work in the periphery and those who felt that patients could actively participate in the history, physical and treatment processes during the internship (p<0.001). Conclusion: Professional self-efficacy perceptions of junior doctors; it was found to be higher in those who felt sufficient to work in the periphery and those who felt that patients could actively participate in the history, physical examination and treatment processes during the training period.

Keywords

• Professional competence
• medical faculty
• medical student
• medical education

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