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

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COŞKUN Ö., KIYAK Y. S., ÖZTAŞ D., ERDEM Ö., BUDAKOĞLU I. İ.

KONURALP TIP DERGISI, vol.13, no.2, pp.357-369, 2021 (ESCI, TRDizin)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.18521/ktd.809271
  • Journal Name: KONURALP TIP DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.357-369
  • Keywords: Primary Care Physicians, Core Curriculum, National Survey, Skills
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Core curriculum describes 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: 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.