Table 1 Foundation year 1 doctors' self confidence ratings for core competencies prior to (retrospective) and current (final 4 weeks) of F1 training.
From: Towards a Formative Assessment of Classroom Competencies (FACCs) for postgraduate medical trainees
Core competency | Confidence prior to undertaking FY1 (mean, SD) | Confidence at end of FY1 (mean S.D.) | Paired t-test, p-value | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Venous cannulation | 6.7 (3.0) | 9.8 (0.5) | <0.0001 | 1.8–4.5 |
Arterial blood gases | 6.3 (3.3) | 9.7 (0.5) | <0.0001 | 1.9–4.9 |
Prescribing | 4.6 (2.1) | 9.5 (0.6) | <0.001 | 4.0–5.9 |
Male catheterisation | 5.2 (2.9) | 8.9 (1.7) | <0.001 | 2.4–5.0 |
ECG | 7.6 (1.9) | 9.0 (2.0) | 0.014 | 0.3–2.5 |
Venesection | 8.1 (2.3) | 9.9 (0.3) | 0.003 | 0.7–2.9 |
Intermediate Life support | 3.2 (2.6) | 7.1 (2.5) | <0.001 | 2.8–5.1 |
Nasogastric tube insertion | 5.2 (2.9) | 9.3 (1.2) | <0.001 | 2.6–5.6 |