Selecting and Modifying Items from the Ministry of Health Clinical Teaching Standards for Developing a Checklist

Abstract

Background: The assessment of clinical teaching is a considerable task. The aim of this study was to select and modify items from the ministry of Health’s clinical teaching standards to develop a checklist to assess clinical teaching. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in the faculty of medicine at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences. Participants were clinical academic staff in the faculty of medicine who had an educational level of a master’s degree in medical education. Ten clinical teachers were identified who were eligible to be in this study. They were requested to read the checklist and provide feedback and suggest changes regarding the environment at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences to make the modified checklist fit with local practices. Results: All of the participants had consensus on keeping 11 (73%) items of the checklist the same. Four (27%) of the items were recommended to be omitted. Clinical teaching standards have three main parts: preparation, timing, and implementation of clinical teaching. The most recent version of the checklist consists of 11 items based on participant review. These 11 items consist of five items from preparation, one item from timing, and five items from implementation. Conclusion: The checklist was modified to be more usable. The most recent version of the checklist consists of 11 items based on participant review. The checklist can also be adapted to improve self-promotion among the faculty.