Competence in medical practice as perceived by Malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis

This study investigates the perception of Malaysian housemen on what the indicators of competence are in the medical practice. This derives from the need for the interns to have the requisite skill needed to make them competent in the post-medical school medical practice. A survey questionnaire was...

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Main Authors:	Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi, Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah, Omar, Azura
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	International Foundation for Research and Development 2012
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/27380/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27380/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27380/1/Competence_in_Medical_Practice_as_Perceived_by_Malaysian_Medical_Interns.pdf

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spelling	iium-273802017-08-01T08:12:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27380/ Competence in medical practice as perceived by Malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah Omar, Azura H Social Sciences (General) This study investigates the perception of Malaysian housemen on what the indicators of competence are in the medical practice. This derives from the need for the interns to have the requisite skill needed to make them competent in the post-medical school medical practice. A survey questionnaire was administered on all 2,046 housemen in all medical schools across Malaysia as at April 30, 2008 when data was collected. Data so obtained were subjected to statistical analysis based on N=1213 using both the structural equation modeling via SPSS AMOS 18 software. Nine skills were identified in all. These are interpersonal, IT, patient management, basic, holistic, science, ethics, coping, and clinical skills. While all the skills were found to be statistically significant, no factorial invariance was observed when the data is split into demographic divides. International Foundation for Research and Development 2012-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27380/1/Competence_in_Medical_Practice_as_Perceived_by_Malaysian_Medical_Interns.pdf Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi and Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah and Omar, Azura (2012) Competence in medical practice as perceived by Malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis. Journal of Education and Vocational Research, 3 (7). pp. 225-233. ISSN 2221-2590 http://www.ifrnd.org/test/ResearchPapers.aspx?VolumeID=34
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description	This study investigates the perception of Malaysian housemen on what the indicators of competence are in the medical practice. This derives from the need for the interns to have the requisite skill needed to make them competent in the post-medical school medical practice. A survey questionnaire was administered on all 2,046 housemen in all medical schools across Malaysia as at April 30, 2008 when data was collected. Data so obtained were subjected to statistical analysis based on N=1213 using both the structural equation modeling via SPSS AMOS 18 software. Nine skills were identified in all. These are interpersonal, IT, patient management, basic, holistic, science, ethics, coping, and clinical skills. While all the skills were found to be statistically significant, no factorial invariance was observed when the data is split into demographic divides.
format	Article
author	Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah Omar, Azura
author_facet	Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah Omar, Azura
author_sort	Adewale, Abideen Adeyemi
title	Competence in medical practice as perceived by Malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis
title_short	Competence in medical practice as perceived by Malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis
title_full	Competence in medical practice as perceived by Malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis
title_fullStr	Competence in medical practice as perceived by Malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Competence in medical practice as perceived by Malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis
title_sort	competence in medical practice as perceived by malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis
publisher	International Foundation for Research and Development
publishDate	2012
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/27380/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27380/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27380/1/Competence_in_Medical_Practice_as_Perceived_by_Malaysian_Medical_Interns.pdf
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Competence in medical practice as perceived by Malaysian medical interns: a measurement invariance analysis

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