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Table 1 Teaching and assessment of goals of care conversations

From: Goals of care conversation teaching in residency – a cross-sectional survey of postgraduate program directors

Teaching goals of care conversations

N (%)

Assessment of goals of care conversations

N (%)

Formal - didactic lectures

9/22 (41.0)

Direct observation and informal feedback

11/22 (50.0)

Formal - simulation

6/22 (27.3)

OSCE

4/22 (18.2)

Formal - small group discussion

5/22 (22.7)

Direct observation and feedback guided by form

4/22 (18.2)

Formal - role play

3/22 (13.6)

Case-based oral exam

2/22 (9.1)

Formal - internet resources

3/22 (13.6)

Written examination

1/22 (4.5)

Formal - reflective writing

0/22 (0)

Multidisciplinary team assessment

1/22 (4.5)

No formal GCC teaching

8/22 (36.4)

No assessment of GCC skills

6/22 (27.3)

Informal - discussion in clinical setting

18/22 (81.8)

  

Informal - direct observation/feedback

16/22 (72.7)

  

Informal - role modeling

14/22 (63.6)

  

No informal GCC teaching

3/22 (13.6)

  
  1. GCC goals of care conversations, OSCE objective structured clinical examination