Non-technical attributes in paramedicine: Is situational judgement testing the solution?

Abstract

<span>Non-technical attributes have been identified as important and desirable qualities for all paramedics. Despite this, there is currently little research exploring the assessment of non-technical attributes in paramedicine. Situational judgement tests (SJT) have been identified as a valid and reliable assessment of non-technical attributes in medical education, however, it appears there is no research exploring the use of SJTs in the field of paramedicine. This paper outlines the background information on SJTs, what they are and their successful implementation in medicine. Additionally, this paper identifies potential uses for SJTs in paramedicine including admission and mental health screening based of previous research in medical education. This paper concludes that SJTs could be utilised in the field of paramedicine to measure non-technical attributes.</span>

Non‐technical skills in paramedicine: A scoping review

“…Williams et al (2016) however, application in the setting of skills maintenance and training could be logistically difficult and costly. Bennett and Williams (2019) have identified a role for situational judgment testing (SJT) to assess NTS. To this date, no study has investigated SJT in the setting of paramedics, but SJT has been found to consistently be a valid and reliable assessment tool within medicine (Patterson et al, 2012).…”

“…Multiple mini‐interviews and simulations have been used previously to successfully determine the assessment of undergraduate paramedic NTS (Markransky, Havmose, Vang, Anderson, & Nielson, 2016; Zhang, Grandits, Harenstam, Hauge, & Meijer, 2018); however, application in the setting of skills maintenance and training could be logistically difficult and costly. Bennett and Williams (2019) have identified a role for situational judgment testing (SJT) to assess NTS. To this date, no study has investigated SJT in the setting of paramedics, but SJT has been found to consistently be a valid and reliable assessment tool within medicine (Patterson et al, 2012).…”