Table 4 Discrepancies between set skill levels and frequency of use
From: Practicing doctors' perceptions on new learning objectives for Vietnamese medical schools
Skills belonging to discipline | Name of skill | Skill level in KAS book | Frequency score (Mean ± SD) | Percentile distribution | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P50 | P25 | P10 | P5 | ||||
Pediatrics | Giving medical instructions to monitor and take care of pediatric patients | 1 | 3.0 ± 2.2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
ENT | Diagnosis of acute otitis media | 1 | 2.4 ± 1.7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Odonto-stomatology | Classifying soft tissue injury, identifying broken bones and combined injuries | 1 | 2.1 ± 1.8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Tuberculosis | Diagnosing common types of tuberculosis | 1 | 2.0 ± 1.5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Internal Medicine | Inserting stomach probe and doing gastric lavage | 1 | 2.0 ± 1.8 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Epidemiology | Calculating indicators related to community health, identifying health problems, variables | 2 | 0.6 ± 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Epidemiology | Selecting appropriate tools for collecting data | 2 | 0.8 ± 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Psychiatry | Conducting health education campaign for mental health | 2 | 0.7 ± 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Health Education | Making plan for health education campaign on a concrete health issue in community | 2 | 0.8 ± 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Environmental Health | Identifying clean water sources in a community. | 2 | 0.9 ± 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Traditional Medicine | Identifying acupuncture point formulas for treating eight common diseases and symptoms | 2 | 0.8 ± 1.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Traditional Medicine | Giving traditional medicine prescriptions for treating eight common diseases and symptoms | 2 | 0.8 ± 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Environmental Health | How to prevent and manage occupational fatigue. | 2 | 0.9 ± 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Parasitology | How to make blood slides to identify malaria parasites. | 2 | 0.8 ± 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Health Management | Analyzing information and indicators for health programs. | 2 | 1.0 ± 1.3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Environmental Health | Guiding kindergarten teachers to use growth charts and monitor physical development of children. | 2 | 0.9 ± 1.3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Ob-Gyn | Removing intrauterine devices | 3 | 0.9 ± 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Ob-Gyn | Insert speculum for genital exam. | 3 | 1.5 ± 2.1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |