Self-Confidence of Medical Residents and Number of Procedures: A Literature Review

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: This research focuses on studying the relationship between

the level of self-confidence of resident doctors and the number of procedures

performed. By establishing the importance of self-confidence in clinical practice

and highlighting the need to understand how practical experience affects

residents' self-confidence, this study aims to critically analyze existing literature

to provide new insights into this relationship and identify gaps for future research.

OBJECTIVES: To review the literature on the use of self-assessment during the

medical residency program, analyzing its benefits and its relationship with self-

confidence in the evaluated patients. METHODS: Bibliographic review of the

literature, through data collection on three online platforms: Pubmed; SciELO;

and Medline, during the months of April and May 2024. All articles that met the

established inclusion criteria were included in the search.

RESULTS/DISCUSSION: The present study consolidated data from 10 different

studies, involving a total of 11,512 residents from different surgical specialties.

The assessment methods varied significantly, but they were all related to the

analysis of self-assessment during medical residency in different scenarios, such

as analysis in practical station circuits, research via mobile devices, training in

simulations and online questionnaires. CONCLUSION: Self-assessment is

extremely important for the development of surgical residents and contributes to

more targeted and effective learning.