Self-assessment of final year medical students of a selected university in Tehran in the field of minimum general medical competencies

Various studies show that current medical education does not meet the needs of students who are going to become general practitioners. The aim of this study was to self-assess of final year medical students of a selected medical university in Tehran

The present study was a descriptive cross-sectional analysis study that was conducted in 2019 on 80 medical interns of a selected medical university. The data collection tool included a demographic information questionnaire and a standard self-assessment questionnaire of interns and family physicians in the field of minimum competencies of general practitioners.

In this study, the mean age of students was 26±1.82 years. The average of the highest score of  interns related to the clinical communication skills was equal to 3.55±0.64, while the item of practical measures received the lowest score.

Medical students and interns need extensive planning to increase their clinical and non-clinical skills in order to train highly qualified physicians in all fields, and according to the principles, five-star physicians by increasing their skills in various fields of medicine.