An assessment of the simulated performance of basic clinical procedures by junior doctors during the first year of clinical practice.

Background: Upon entering the healthcare system, junior doctors may lack the skills required to care for patients, and feel unprepared for their role, with considerable variation in the level of proficiency in the performance of particular clinical procedures.

Objective: To compare the performance and proficiency (self-report and observed) of the performance of nine basic clinical procedures.

Methods: Seventeen interns were observed performing nine clinical procedures in a simulated setting in June 2021 (Assessment 1) and January 2022 (Assessment 2).