National Consensus Catalogue of Psychomotor Competencies for Brazilian Medical Graduates: a modified Delphi Study - Part II.
- 1Universidade Federal de São Paulo - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
- 2Santa Casa de São Paulo, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas - São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
- 3Faculdade de Medicina do ABC - Santo André (SP), Brazil.
Abstract
Objective
To develop Part II of the National Consensus Catalogue of essential psychomotor competencies and establish the minimum expected competence levels for graduating medical students across 11 clinical and diagnostic support specialties in Brazil using a modified Delphi process.Methods
This national consensus-development study used a two-phase, two-round modified Delphi process coordinated by the Brazilian Medical Association. Preliminary specialty-specific catalogues were developed between February and June 2025 by Scientific Committees from 11 specialty societies, which also proposed the minimum expected competence level for each psychomotor competency statement. Round 1 of the modified Delphi process was conducted from August to December 2025, and Round 2 was conducted from February to June 2026. Board-certified physicians evaluated each competency-competence level combination using a five-point Likert scale. Consensus was predefined as ≥75% agreement. Statements achieving <60% agreement were excluded after Round 1, whereas those achieving 60.0-74.9% agreement were revised and reassessed in Round 2. Additional competency statements proposed during Round 1 were evaluated in Round 2.Results
A total of 667 physicians participated in Round 1, and 499 completed Round 2. The preliminary catalogues comprised 346 psychomotor competency statements; 240 (69.4%) achieved consensus and 106 (30.6%) were excluded. Participants proposed 38 additional statements, of which 36 (94.7%) achieved consensus in Round 2. The Part II catalogue comprised 276 specialty-specific psychomotor competency statements, corresponding to 229 unique psychomotor competencies after harmonization. Most competency statements were classified as perform independently (n=195), followed by perform under supervision (n=62) and master the technique (n=19).Conclusion
This modified Delphi study established Part II of the National Consensus Catalogue of essential psychomotor competencies and minimum expected competence levels for graduating medical students, encompassing 11 clinical and diagnostic support specialties in Brazil.
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BibTeX
@article{padanosque2026national,
title = {{National Consensus Catalogue of Psychomotor Competencies for Brazilian Medical Graduates: a modified Delphi Study - Part II.}},
author = {Adriana Gibo Padanosque and José Eduardo Lutaif Dolci and César Eduardo Fernandes and Antônio José Gonçalves and Lucas de Oliveira Sassi and Francisco Sandro Menezes-Rodrigues and José Mario Podanosque and Fernando Sabia Tallo},
journal = {Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.1590/1806-9282.20261142},
url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42912055},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - National Consensus Catalogue of Psychomotor Competencies for Brazilian Medical Graduates: a modified Delphi Study - Part II.
AU - Adriana Gibo Padanosque
AU - José Eduardo Lutaif Dolci
AU - César Eduardo Fernandes
AU - Antônio José Gonçalves
AU - Lucas de Oliveira Sassi
AU - Francisco Sandro Menezes-Rodrigues
AU - José Mario Podanosque
AU - Fernando Sabia Tallo
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/19
JO - Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)
DO - 10.1590/1806-9282.20261142
UR - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42912055
AB - Objective To develop Part II of the National Consensus Catalogue of essential psychomotor competencies and establish the minimum expected competence levels for graduating medical students across 11 clinical and diagnostic support specialties in Brazil using a modified Delphi process.Methods This national consensus-development study used a two-phase, two-round modified Delphi process coordinated by the Brazilian Medical Association. Preliminary specialty-specific catalogues were developed between February and June 2025 by Scientific Committees from 11 specialty societies, which also proposed the minimum expected competence level for each psychomotor competency statement. Round 1 of the modified Delphi process was conducted from August to December 2025, and Round 2 was conducted from February to June 2026. Board-certified physicians evaluated each competency-competence level combination using a five-point Likert scale. Consensus was predefined as ≥75% agreement. Statements achieving <60% agreement were excluded after Round 1, whereas those achieving 60.0-74.9% agreement were revised and reassessed in Round 2. Additional competency statements proposed during Round 1 were evaluated in Round 2.Results A total of 667 physicians participated in Round 1, and 499 completed Round 2. The preliminary catalogues comprised 346 psychomotor competency statements; 240 (69.4%) achieved consensus and 106 (30.6%) were excluded. Participants proposed 38 additional statements, of which 36 (94.7%) achieved consensus in Round 2. The Part II catalogue comprised 276 specialty-specific psychomotor competency statements, corresponding to 229 unique psychomotor competencies after harmonization. Most competency statements were classified as perform independently (n=195), followed by perform under supervision (n=62) and master the technique (n=19).Conclusion This modified Delphi study established Part II of the National Consensus Catalogue of essential psychomotor competencies and minimum expected competence levels for graduating medical students, encompassing 11 clinical and diagnostic support specialties in Brazil.
SN - 0104-4230
SN - 1806-9282
ER -