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- ItemInfluence of confidence and experience on the competency of junior medical students in performing basic procedural skills(African Journal of Health Professions Education, 2011-06) De Villiers, Adele; Archer, Elize; Southern African FAIMER Regional Institute (SAFRI) Poster Day, Cape Town, March 2011; SA Association of Health Educationalists (SAAHE) Conference, Johannesburg, July 2010ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Studies, mostly done with final-year medical students and doctors, show that the confidence level with which a clinical skill is performed is not a reliable benchmark of actual clinical competence. This inaccurate selfevaluation of proficiency has far-reaching implications, e.g. the inability to identify learning deficiencies and consequently to manage learning – both essential components of self-directed learning programmes.