Review of mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) in a psychiatry clerkship

Figures & data

Table 1 Overall rating of objectives of mini-CEX scale

Variables of mini-CEX	Encounters=n	Rating	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Medical interviewing skills	113	7.35±0.58	7.35	0.58	6	9
Mental status examination skills	113	7.19±0.56	7.19	0.56	6	8
Humanistic qualities/professionalism	113	7.42±0.53	7.42	0.53	7	9
Clinical judgment	113	7.20±0.54	7.20	0.54	6	9
Counseling skills	113	7.29±0.61	7.29	0.61	6	9
Organization/efficiency	113	7.26±0.48	7.26	0.48	6	8
Overall clinical competence	113	7.26±0.46	7.26	0.46	6	8
Total score	113	43.70±2.28	43.70	2.28	39	50

Abbreviations: CEX, clinical evaluation exercise; Max, maximum; Min, minimum.

Table 2 Mean score rating of all mini-CEX components among complexity of patient’s problems

Variables of mini-CEX	Total encounters (n=113)	Complexity
		Low (n=1), mean	Moderate (n=57)	High (n=55)
Medical interviewing skills	113	8	7.40±0.08 (7.24, 7.57)	7.27±0.07 (7.13, 7.41)
Mental status examination skills	113	7	7.09±0.07 (6.95, 7.23)	7.29±0.08 (7.14, 7.44)
Humanistic qualities/professionalism	113	8	7.37±0.07 (7.23, 7.51)	7.45±0.07 (7.31, 7.60)
Clinical judgment	113	7	7.16±0.07 (7.02, 7.30)	7.24±0.07 (7.09, 7.38)
Counseling skills	113	8	7.21±0.07 (7.06, 7.36)	7.38±0.09 (7.21, 7.56)
Organization/efficiency	113	8	7.25±0.06 (7.13, 7.36)	7.25±0.07 (7.12, 7.39)
Overall clinical competence	113	8	7.25±0.06 (7.13, 7.36)	7.25±0.06 (7.13, 7.38)
Total score	113	54	50.72±0.35 (50.02, 51.42)	51.15±0.36 (50.44, 51.85)

Notes: Values with the ± sign represent the mean±SD. Values in parenthesis represent range.

Abbreviation: CEX, clinical evaluation exercise.