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These are CBD, COT, DOPS, mini-CEX, MSF, PSQ and
CSR
Twelve areas of professional
competence extracted from the core curriculum statement ‘Being a
General Practitioner’
When and how
A version of
the MSF form is available in a Word document.
This is a copy
of the form used in the e-Portfolio so that the layout can be
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This tool provides a sample of attitudes and opinions of
colleagues on the clinical performance and professional behaviour of the
GP registrar (GPStR) and helps to provide data for reflection on
performance and gives useful feedback for self-evaluation.
MSF will take place as follows:
- During months 5 or 6 (Specialty Training Year 1)
and then 2 to 4 months later; 5 clinicians completing both
questions.
- During months 28 or 29 or 30 (Specialty Training
Year 3) and then 2 to 4 months later; 5 clinicians completing both
questions and 5 non-clinicians completing question 1.
Process: Obtaining Feedback (using the
MSF tool)
- GPStR and trainer should agree a date for the
MSF and a date for the GPStR and Educational Supervisor or GP
Trainer or Clinical Supervisor to discuss the feedback generated
by the MSF. It is important that protected time is set aside for
the interview, which will be held after the closing date for
responses.
- GPStR selects 5 clinicians, mainly GPs when
in primary care and 5 clinicians with different job titles when
in secondary care.
- GPStR gives all respondents the instruction
letter which explains the process and gives details of how to
input, and the closing date by which their feedback should be
given.
- Respondents connect to internet and log onto
www.eportfolio.rcgp.org.uk/forms (accessible from August 2007),
giving name and GMC number of the registrar. They will use a 7
point grade and enter feedback comments in two free text boxes.
Clinicians will answer both questions. Non-clinicians answer
just question 1.
- To ensure that a range of colleagues /
members of staff have completed the GP registrar's MSF, the
Educational Supervisor or GP trainer is required to:
- be aware of which colleagues / staff
members the GPR invited to complete the MSF
- verify with a sample of colleagues /
staff members that they did indeed contribute to the MSF. It
is important however that when checking that colleagues or
staff had contributed, that the educational supervisor or GP
trainer is not made aware of any details of their entry to
the MSF
- declare the above to the Deanery.
Process: Using Feedback (how the MSF
feedback will be generated and used)
- The results will be anonymous.
- On the closing date the results will be sent
to the Educational Supervisor.
- Results will show the free text comments and
the breakdown of scores. There will also be information on the
mean, median and range of scores.
- The Educational Supervisor then authorises
the results of the trainee to become available within the
ePortfolio of the trainee, and therefore visible to the GP
trainer.
- The GP Trainer or Educational Supervisor
should try and assimilate the numerical scores and free text
comments within the context of the trainee’s overall performance
to date.
- The interview should be conducted in
protected time with no interruptions. Different individuals may
require different lengths of time for reflection. It may be
necessary to schedule the feedback for more than one occasion in
order to make best use of data. The interviewer should ensure
that the GPStR understands the background to the use and purpose
of the MSF tool.
- The interviewer’s skill in feedback will be
vital to this process.
- The data will include the mean, median and
range of scores. Discussion should centre around the GPStR’s
expectations in relation to these scores.
- In order to evaluate and record the success
or otherwise of the feedback process, it is suggested that the
Professional Conversation log in the Education Section of the
ePortfolio is used.
- If the interviewer has any areas of serious
concern regarding either the content of the assessment or
anticipated difficulties in giving feedback he/she should
contact their local Programme Director/Associate Advisor for
further discussion prior to interview.
- The second MSF should take place two to four
months after the first. This will be soon after the interview
for the first.
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