Medical education online
-
Medical education online · Jan 2015
Telephone calls to patients after discharge from the hospital: an important part of transitions of care.
Teaching interns patient-centered communication skills, including making structured telephone calls to patients following discharge, may improve transitions of care. ⋯ The post-discharge telephone call, one element of PCC, was associated with higher CTM-3 scores--which, in turn, have been shown to lessen patients' risk of emergency department visits within 30 days of discharge.
-
Medical education online · Jan 2015
Near peer teaching in medical curricula: integrating student teachers in pathology tutorials.
Due to increased cognitive and social congruence with their tutees, near peer teachers (NPTs) may be capable of more effectively delivering course material. This study examines NPTs as pathology tutors alongside more traditional teachers (e.g., consultants and registrars) to explore their acceptability, effectiveness, and years of 'distance' between tutors and tutees. ⋯ Perhaps due to increased congruence with tutees, NPTs show promise as tutors within medical curricula. This provides advantages not only to tutees, but also to tutors - who may gain vital teaching experience and offer an effective supplement to 'traditional' faculty educators.
-
Medical education online · Jan 2014
Observational StudyEmergency medicine resident crisis resource management ability: a simulation-based longitudinal study.
Simulation has been identified as a means of assessing resident physicians' mastery of technical skills, but there is a lack of evidence for its utility in longitudinal assessments of residents' non-technical clinical abilities. We evaluated the growth of crisis resource management (CRM) skills in the simulation setting using a validated tool, the Ottawa Crisis Resource Management Global Rating Scale (Ottawa GRS). We hypothesized that the Ottawa GRS would reflect progressive growth of CRM ability throughout residency. ⋯ In summary, CRM skills are progressive abilities, and simulation is a useful modality for tracking their development. Modification of this tool may be needed to assess advanced learners' gains in performance.
-
Medical education online · Jan 2014
Evaluation of a web-based portal to improve resident education by neonatology fellows.
Integration of web-based educational tools into medical training has been shown to increase accessibility of resources and optimize teaching. We developed a web-based educational portal (WBEP) to support teaching of pediatric residents about newborn medicine by neonatology fellows. ⋯ A web-based resource that supplements traditional curricula led to greater utilization of various teaching modalities by fellows and may encourage fellow involvement in resident teaching.
-
Medical education online · Jan 2014
Retention of first aid and basic life support skills in undergraduate medical students.
Undergraduate medical students follow a compulsory first aid (FA) and basic life support (BLS) course. Retention of BLS seems poor and only little information is provided on the retention of FA skills. This study aims at evaluating 1- and 2-year retention of FA and BLS training in undergraduate medical students. ⋯ The long-term retention of FA and BLS skills after a compulsory course in the first year is poor. Adequate check of vital signs and commencing cardiopulmonary resuscitation retained longer.