Guide to evaluate professional skills development of Comprehensive General Medicine resident in gynecobstetric care

Foundation: diversity of activities carried out by the family doctor, heterogeneity of teachers who evaluate them and different phases in which this doctor can be found, among other circumstances, cause his evaluation in the healthcare context to be riddled by innumerable subjective criteria and that there is no uniformity.Objective: to design an evaluation guide, for direct observation of clinical skills development of the Comprehensive General Medicine resident in gynecobstetric care.Methods: this research was carried out by using theoretical and empirical methods. Clinical skills prioritization was developed on the basis of the identified problems. Direct observation of the resident's behavior was done in their actual outpatient appointments. Professors of Comprehensive General Medicine observed the performance while patient´s assistance. Based on the main problems identified in the resident's performance, the guide was prepared and submitted to expert judgment for approval. Results: the guide includes the evaluation of the following clinical skills: physical obstetric examination, auscultation of the fetal heart rate, physical examination of the postpartum woman, physical examination of the breasts, placement and removal of intrauterine device, cytological test, canal brushing and Schiller test.Conclusion: the guide is easy to apply and allows identifying the resident´s difficulties during the execution of the procedure. Its systematic implementation contributes to the diagnosis of learning needs.