Method
88 final year medical students participated in the study prior and after
their 9-week Internal medicine clerkship. On the first day and on their
last day of clerkship, they were assessed in three different clinical
skills – history taking, venipuncture and rectal examination. Clinical
skills were performed on artificial simulators (model of an arm and a
prostate and rectal examination simulator). Objective Structured
Clinical Examination (OSCE) was used to evaluate students. Assessors
used a prepared checklist for each clinical skill.