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ASSESSMENT & CERTIFICATION

1. Assessment

(a) How are trainees assessed during the training programme (formal exam, interview, reports from medical supervisors etc.) (tick all that apply)

        Formal Exam    Interview    Reports from Medical Supervisors    Other

        Please comment..

(b) And how often? (tick all that apply)

        At the Beginning    At the End    Other

        Please comment..

2. Competencies

(a) Are the trainees required to achieve competence in specific procedures (e.g. lumbar puncture, pleural aspiration etc.)?

Yes No

(b) If yes which procedures are mandatory?

 

3. Research

    (a) Is it common for Internists in training to undertake some research during the training period?

Yes No

    (b) If yes, is it a part of the formal training programme?

Yes No

    (c) If yes, what proportion of the training time may be spent on research?

Months

    (d) How important is research in obtaining a post after certification?

4. Examination

    (a) Do the trainees have to pass a final examination to become a certified specialist in your country?

Yes No

    (b) If yes, is this exam national, local, other ? (tick all that apply)

            National    Local    Other

        Please comment..

    (c) Is the examination written, oral, a clinical assessment or other? (tick all that apply)

            Written    Oral    Clinical Assessment    Other

        Please comment..

5. Certification

For certification, what other requirements need to be fulfilled (e.g. log book, annual review, other formal assessment etc.)? (tick all that apply)

            Log Book    Annual Review    Other Formal Assessment

        Please comment..

6. Who issues the certification (ministry of health, university, national society, etc.)? (tick all that apply)

            Ministry of Health    University    National Society    Other

        Please comment..

7. Please comment on the most important problems facing trainees in Internal Medicine in your country at present...