Introduction: The goal of clinical education in general medicine program is to achieve the minimum skills expected of graduates. Clinical competency exam is designed as a tool for assessing these minimum learning essentials. Exploring the viewpoints of examinees could be a step towards improving the quality of this exam and resolving its problems. The purpose of this study was to examine the viewpoints of interns participating in the clinical competency exam.
Methods: This qualitative study employed conventional content analysis approach. Subjects included 17 interns participating in the clinical competency exam in 2016 in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences