Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace : implementing formative assessment visits

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dc.contributor.authorMash, Boben_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMalan, Zelraen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBlitz, Juliaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorEdwards, Jillen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-09T09:46:01Z
dc.date.available2021-11-09T09:46:01Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-09
dc.descriptionCITATION: Mash, R. et al. 2019. Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace: implementing formative assessment visits. South African Family Practice, 61(6):264–272. doi:10.4102/safp.v61i6.5070
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj
dc.description.abstractFamily physicians have a key role to play in strengthening district health services in South Africa. There are a number of barriers to the supply of these specialists in family medicine, one of which is the quality of workplace-based training and low pass rate in the national exit examination. The South African Academy of Family Physicians in collaboration with the Royal College of General Practitioners has adopted a short course to train clinical trainers and a process of formative assessment visits (FAVs) for clinical trainers in the workplace. Training programmes have struggled to implement the FAVs and this article reports on the experience at Stellenbosch University and the issues identified. Clinical trainers who participated in FAVs mostly set developmental goals for themselves that focused on improving the learning environment and consolidating personal skills in training and assessment. The FAVs were beneficial for the family physician trainers, their managers and the academic family physicians at the university. The tools and process for conducting the FAVs may be of value to other programmes. Conclusion: Although overall transmission is low with the PMTCT programme, the majority of remaining HIV infections among children under two years could be prevented by addressing the modifiable factors identified in this study.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5070
dc.description.versionPublisher’s version
dc.format.extent9 pages ; illustrations
dc.identifier.citationMash, R. et al. 2019. Improving the quality of clinical training in the workplace: implementing formative assessment visits. South African Family Practice, 61(6):264–272. doi:10.4102/safp.v61i6.5070
dc.identifier.issn2078-6204 (online)
dc.identifier.issn2078-6190 (print)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.4102/safp.v61i6.5070
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/123400
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherSouth African Academy of Family Physicians
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectClinical medicine -- Practice -- Qualityen_ZA
dc.subjectResidents (Medicine) -- Training ofen_ZA
dc.subjectFormative assessmenten_ZA
dc.subjectPhysicians (General practice) -- Training ofen_ZA
dc.subjectCommunity health servicesen_ZA
dc.subjectPrimary care (Medicine)en_ZA
dc.subjecten_ZA
dc.titleImproving the quality of clinical training in the workplace : implementing formative assessment visitsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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