Abstract

OBJECTIVE
The authors describe the implementation of Clinical Skills Verification (CSV) in their program as an in-training assessment intended primarily to provide formative feedback to trainees, strengthen the supervisory experience, identify the need for remediation of interviewing skills, and secondarily to demonstrating resident competence for American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) certification in Psychiatry.
METHODS
The authors review the background and context of the implementation of CSV, and describe how the experience is structured within their residency program.
RESULTS
The authors have embedded CSV experiences into clinical rotations across all years of residency training, aiming to complete 6-12 evaluations for each resident in each year. The authors provide training to faculty regarding supervision and formative feedback, including interrater reliability sessions for the CSV assessment.
CONCLUSION
Effective incorporation of the CSV assessment into regular clinical settings can improve clinical supervision, residents' training experience, and the field's ability to consistently produce qualified, competent psychiatrists.

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Authors

Dalack GW, Jibson MD

Institution

Dept. of Psychiatry, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. gdalack@umich.edu

Source

Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry 36:2 2012 Mar 1 pg 122-5

MeSH

Clinical Competence
Educational Measurement
Feedback
Humans
Internship and Residency
Interview, Psychological
Psychiatry

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22532202