Research Article

Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey

Volume: 13 Number: 2 June 7, 2021
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Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey

Abstract

Objective: Core curriculums describe the basic standard of medical education. In this study, we aimed to investigate primary care physicians’ views on the minimum level of competency required in a general practitioner about skills listed in the National Core Curriculum for Undergraduate Medical Education-2014 (NCC-2014) and whether they feel competent in these skills. Method: Between October 1, 2017 and September 1, 2018, 27652 primary care physicians who work in Turkey were surveyed about the skills listed in the NCC-2014. The participants rated the minimum competency for every skill on 0–4 level and also stated whether they felt that the primary care physicians were competent. Result: 4117 (14.9%) participants answered entire questions. Out of 136 skills, “Level3—Should be able to do the skill in cases which are frequent and not complex” was the most selected category for 123 (90.4%) skills, “Level2—Should be able to do the skill according to the guidelines in a state of emergency” was the most selected category for 10 (8.1%) skills, and “Level4—Should be able to do the skill even in complex cases” was the most selected category for 3 (2.2%) skills by participants. Conclusion: The participants are generally willing to perform skills, but according to them, some of the skills are complex. There are differences between the required competency levels in the NCC-2014 and the opinions of participants. Since physicians’ views are important for curriculum development, medical curriculum developers around the world would benefit from findings of this study.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 7, 2021

Submission Date

October 12, 2020

Acceptance Date

May 11, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 13 Number: 2

APA
Coşkun, Ö., Kıyak, Y. S., Öztaş, D., Erdem, Ö., & Budakoğlu, I. İ. (2021). Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey. Konuralp Medical Journal, 13(2), 357-369. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.809271
AMA
1.Coşkun Ö, Kıyak YS, Öztaş D, Erdem Ö, Budakoğlu Iİ. Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2021;13(2):357-369. doi:10.18521/ktd.809271
Chicago
Coşkun, Özlem, Yavuz Selim Kıyak, Dilek Öztaş, Özgür Erdem, and Işıl İrem Budakoğlu. 2021. “Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey”. Konuralp Medical Journal 13 (2): 357-69. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.809271.
EndNote
Coşkun Ö, Kıyak YS, Öztaş D, Erdem Ö, Budakoğlu Iİ (June 1, 2021) Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey. Konuralp Medical Journal 13 2 357–369.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Coşkun, Y. S. Kıyak, D. Öztaş, Ö. Erdem, and I. İ. Budakoğlu, “Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey”, Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 357–369, June 2021, doi: 10.18521/ktd.809271.
ISNAD
Coşkun, Özlem - Kıyak, Yavuz Selim - Öztaş, Dilek - Erdem, Özgür - Budakoğlu, Işıl İrem. “Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey”. Konuralp Medical Journal 13/2 (June 1, 2021): 357-369. https://doi.org/10.18521/ktd.809271.
JAMA
1.Coşkun Ö, Kıyak YS, Öztaş D, Erdem Ö, Budakoğlu Iİ. Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2021;13:357–369.
MLA
Coşkun, Özlem, et al. “Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey”. Konuralp Medical Journal, vol. 13, no. 2, June 2021, pp. 357-69, doi:10.18521/ktd.809271.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Coşkun, Yavuz Selim Kıyak, Dilek Öztaş, Özgür Erdem, Işıl İrem Budakoğlu. Skills in National Core Curriculum: National Survey of Primary Care Physicians in Turkey. Konuralp Medical Journal. 2021 Jun. 1;13(2):357-69. doi:10.18521/ktd.809271

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