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Assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors

Interprofessional scientific communication skills are an essential part of the medical profession. Multiple research suggests poor interprofessional communication has direct correlations with poor patient outcomes. As part of the inaugural Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) at Universiti Malaysia Sabah,...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Pang, Jiann, Lin Loo, Yusuf Ibrahim, Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao, Fairrul Kadir, Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2019
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HD58.7-58.95 Organizational behavior, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture
R Medicine (General)
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spelling my.ums.eprints.247002020-02-09T23:35:18Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24700/ Assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors Nicholas Pang Jiann, Lin Loo Yusuf Ibrahim Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao Fairrul Kadir Mohammad Saffree Jeffree HD58.7-58.95 Organizational behavior, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture R Medicine (General) Interprofessional scientific communication skills are an essential part of the medical profession. Multiple research suggests poor interprofessional communication has direct correlations with poor patient outcomes. As part of the inaugural Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, a 5-minute station on science communication was introduced, assessed on three domains – logical thinking, communication skills, and general impression. This station featured a panicky nurse calling a doctor to get them to calculate doses of a medication, using only upper primary school-level arithmetic and knowledge of ratios. Methods: 255 candidates, grouped into 3 separate geographical groups – Klang Valley, non-Klang Valley, and Borneo – participated in the MMI featuring a science communication station. Candidates were graded in the abovementioned three domains, and correlations were calculated between scores and various sociodemographic factors, with an objective written basic science test, and with overall scores. Also, quantitative analysis was done of the “red flag” comments for candidates deemed unsuitable for the practise of medicine. Results: The average scores for West Malaysia for logical thinking scores were higher than Borneo, with non-Klang Valley scores (4.1) significantly higher than Klang Valley (3.6). Communication scores were also significantly lower in Borneo compared to West Malaysia. General impression scores hence also showed a discrepancy between West Malaysian and Bornean scores. There were a total of 8 red flags, with reasons ranging from gross miscalculation with misplaced confidence, to nervous breakdowns while performing calculations. Conclusion: The present study showed that there is a distinct separation of science communication scores between geographic regions. Also it illustrates the yawning gap between academic knowledge and “translational” scientific knowledge. The results illustrate the need for medical curricula to boost resilience and translational computational skills in medical graduates who will be working in environments that demand usual abilities under unusual and trying circumstances. 2019 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24700/1/Assessment%20of%20Practical%20Science%20Communication%20Skills%20as%20a%20Core%20Competency%20of%20Admission%20to%20Undergraduate%20Medical%20Programmes%20Nationwide%20Outcomes%20and%20Associated%20Factors.pdf Nicholas Pang and Jiann, Lin Loo and Yusuf Ibrahim and Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao and Fairrul Kadir and Mohammad Saffree Jeffree (2019) Assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors. In: Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences.
institution Universiti Malaysia Sabah
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topic HD58.7-58.95 Organizational behavior, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture
R Medicine (General)
spellingShingle HD58.7-58.95 Organizational behavior, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture
R Medicine (General)
Nicholas Pang
Jiann, Lin Loo
Yusuf Ibrahim
Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao
Fairrul Kadir
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
Assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors
description Interprofessional scientific communication skills are an essential part of the medical profession. Multiple research suggests poor interprofessional communication has direct correlations with poor patient outcomes. As part of the inaugural Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) at Universiti Malaysia Sabah, a 5-minute station on science communication was introduced, assessed on three domains – logical thinking, communication skills, and general impression. This station featured a panicky nurse calling a doctor to get them to calculate doses of a medication, using only upper primary school-level arithmetic and knowledge of ratios. Methods: 255 candidates, grouped into 3 separate geographical groups – Klang Valley, non-Klang Valley, and Borneo – participated in the MMI featuring a science communication station. Candidates were graded in the abovementioned three domains, and correlations were calculated between scores and various sociodemographic factors, with an objective written basic science test, and with overall scores. Also, quantitative analysis was done of the “red flag” comments for candidates deemed unsuitable for the practise of medicine. Results: The average scores for West Malaysia for logical thinking scores were higher than Borneo, with non-Klang Valley scores (4.1) significantly higher than Klang Valley (3.6). Communication scores were also significantly lower in Borneo compared to West Malaysia. General impression scores hence also showed a discrepancy between West Malaysian and Bornean scores. There were a total of 8 red flags, with reasons ranging from gross miscalculation with misplaced confidence, to nervous breakdowns while performing calculations. Conclusion: The present study showed that there is a distinct separation of science communication scores between geographic regions. Also it illustrates the yawning gap between academic knowledge and “translational” scientific knowledge. The results illustrate the need for medical curricula to boost resilience and translational computational skills in medical graduates who will be working in environments that demand usual abilities under unusual and trying circumstances.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Nicholas Pang
Jiann, Lin Loo
Yusuf Ibrahim
Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao
Fairrul Kadir
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
author_facet Nicholas Pang
Jiann, Lin Loo
Yusuf Ibrahim
Pasupuleti Visweswara Rao
Fairrul Kadir
Mohammad Saffree Jeffree
author_sort Nicholas Pang
title Assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors
title_short Assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors
title_full Assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors
title_fullStr Assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors
title_sort assessment of practical science communication skills as a core competency of admission to undergraduate medical programmes: nationwide outcomes and associated factors
publishDate 2019
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/24700/1/Assessment%20of%20Practical%20Science%20Communication%20Skills%20as%20a%20Core%20Competency%20of%20Admission%20to%20Undergraduate%20Medical%20Programmes%20Nationwide%20Outcomes%20and%20Associated%20Factors.pdf
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