Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of reflective exercises in obstetrics and gynaecology (OB/GY) residents for theimprovement in certain identified skills.Study Design: Experimental study.Place and Duration of Study: Gynaecology Unit III, Services Institute of Medical Sciences / Services Hospital, Lahore,from September 2009 to August 2010.Methodology: Twenty-four residents from all 4 years of residency program were included in the study after their informedconsent. The competencies identified were surgical skills, professionalism, communication skills and critical appraisalskills. The reflective exercises evaluation was done on questionnaire designed for this purpose.Results: The results showed that the residents initially had underdeveloped ability to engage into purposeful reflectiveexercises, which improved with practice and showed encouraging results. Reflective exercises particularly helped inimprovement of surgical skills as opposed to other identified competencies.Conclusion: Regular engagement of postgraduate trainees in reflective exercises in a purposeful manner hasencouraging results in terms of improvement in surgical, communication, critical appraisal skills and has a role in boostingprofessionalism among residents. However, a longitudinal multicentre study can give better insight regarding theeffectiveness of this practice.
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