"consolidating skills" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used in various contexts where someone is working on improving or strengthening their skills. For example: - "Mary spent the summer consolidating her language skills by taking an intensive course." - "The workshop was designed to help employees consolidate their technical skills and stay updated with industry advancements." - "As a teacher, my main focus is on consolidating my students' critical thinking skills and preparing them for higher education." - "After years of practice, the musician was finally able to consolidate his musical skills and make his debut album."
The training was delivered in blocks with time in between to practice and consolidate skills.
Trainee doctors work to consolidate skills learnt in medical school and further improve their performance.
In the F1 year in particular, trainees begin to take supervised responsibility for patients and to consolidate skills learned at medical school.
As demonstrated in our study, lectures and online presentations should be used to present foundation knowledge (e.g. research methods, information literacy and critical appraisal techniques), whilst small group activities should be used to consolidate skills including critical appraisal and application to the clinical scenario.
Each session is accompanied by home-based practice of skills learned in session and home reading to consolidate skill acquisition.
Overall the four-week course did achieve its stated aim of increasing confidence and consolidating attitudes, skills and knowledge required for safe and effective practice as an F1.
The objectives chosen to achieve this aim were: 1. to determine the extent to which the four-week course achieved its stated aim of increasing confidence and consolidating attitudes, skills and knowledge required for safe and effective practice as an F1; 2. to evaluate perceptions of the importance of various forms of knowledge in easing the transition between medical student and new doctor.
The core medical MBBS course at UCL is five years and split in to three phases; Phase One "Science and Medicine" covers basic sciences during the first and second years, Phase 2 "Science and Medical Practice" introduces the students to clinical skills in their third and fourth years and Phase 3 "Preparation for Practice" consolidates their skills in the fifth year.
In 2005 the need to develop a teaching method that would enable students to consolidate the skills of caseload management, critical thinking, decision making, and prioritizing patient care was identified.
This shift has caused decreases in available cases for junior surgeons to gain and consolidate operative skills.
