PEER’S
EVALUATION OF THE COMPETENCY OF DOCTORS IN THE PROJECT OF INCREASING THAI
RURAL DOCTORS
Vasanawathana
S, MD* Noimay M, BSc.
Clinical Educational Center, Khonkaen Regional Hospital, Khonkaen 40000
Thailand
The project to increase Thai rural doctors by rotating some of the last
year medical students to Regional Hospital had recently established.
Expected they would gain enough experience of surgical skills and
practices including confidence to work with very few doctors at district
hospital, at least two years of their commitment. Evaluation from district
health colleagues of how well the students work had not been report.
Thirty graduated doctors from the project were evaluated their competency
by means of self-assessment and by their health colleagues, average 27
colleagues each doctor, total 946 questionnaires. Seventy percent of the
doctors themselves were satisfied to work in the district hospital. More
than 90% of the colleagues said they were good in medical knowledge, good
caring of patients both physically and mentally, confidence of doing
procedures, good communication skill including responsibility. More than
80% appreciated their skills in surgical procedures, relationship with
colleagues, educated their patients about diseases and self-care and
writing good medical records. There was also good correlation among
knowledge, educated the patients and writing good medical records
(>.7). High correlation among knowledge, confidence, surgical skill and
leadership (>.6) but low correlation between grade point average (GPA)
and relationship with colleagues (<.4) High GPA might not warrantee a
good relationship with health care team. Mostly health colleagues
appreciated doctors from the project, and we expect their appreciated will
increase doctors’ satisfied and maintain them to work in the district
area longer.
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