Development of a clinical skills remediation program for chiropractic students at a university

Abstract

We developed and implemented a chiropractic remediation program to satisfy the need for objectively identifying and remediating clinical skill deficiencies. This remediation program experienced an increase in use in its initial 3 years of operation, indicating more inclusion of the program across the departments, clinics, and assessment. The outcome of remediation is still not clear because there are no consistent assessment measures in place to determine pre- and postremediation student performance.

Genetic counseling program remediation practices for students underperforming in clinical skills: An exploratory study

“…For achieving clinical competence, it has been recommended that programs identify underperformance in skills earlier in training, provide students with available resources, and encourage students to self‐reflect and normalize asking for help (Bennion et al, 2018). Remediating underperformance in clinical skills is “a necessary function for helping ensure that clinical competence has been achieved” (Lady & Takaki, 2018, p. 152). Among studies describing remediation success rates, Guerrasio and Aagaard (2014) noted that of 53 clinical learners who required remediation over a three‐year period, two did not pass their reassessment of skills and chose non‐clinical careers, one passed reassessment but moved to a non‐clinical job, and one passed reassessment and changed but did not complete their new residency program.…”