PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Leonard, Colin
TI  - The self-assessment of confidence, by one vocational trainee
DP  - 1979 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
PG  - 155--159
VI  - 29
IP  - 200
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/29/200/155.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/29/200/155.full
SO  - J R Coll Gen Pract1979 Mar 01; 29
AB  - A list of important topics in general practice was constructed and a trainee was asked to indicate his confidence about each topic on a one to five scale. Repeated use showed different confidence ratings by the same trainee, and an attempt was made to correlate factual knowledge by using a multiple choice questionnaire. Despite important limitations, which are described, this method may be useful in identifying suitable topics for teaching during the trainee year.