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Table 1 The skills that were tested and the time interval between teaching and re-test

From: Evaluation of medical student retention of clinical skills following simulation training

Clinical Skill

Skill initially taught

Year taught

Year Re-assessed (time interval)

Venepuncture

3rd medical year

(2014/15)

2017 (24 months)

Cannulation

4th medical year

(2015/16)

2017 (12 months)

Male Catheterisation

3rd medical year

(2014/15)

2017 (24 months)

Blood Pressure

3th medical year

(2014/15)

2017 (24 months)

Sterile Field

4th medical year

(2015/16)

2017 (12 months)

Arterial Blood Gas

4th medical year

(2015/16)

2017 (12 months)

Blood Glucose

4th medical year

(2015/16)

2017 (12 months)

  1. Students were taught clinical skills throughout their 3rd and 4th year of medical school. Students volunteered to rest their competency at these skills during their final year just before their final clerkship