Preliminary evaluation of junior medical students' exposure and comfort with performing the basic head and neck examination
| Autor: | William B. Armstrong, Victor Passy, Edward C. Wu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Clinical clerkship
Male medicine.medical_specialty Educational measurement Students Medical Cross-sectional study education Physical examination Personal Satisfaction Likert scale Otolaryngology Young Adult medicine Humans Session (computer science) Curriculum Physical Examination Medical education medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Clinical Clerkship Surgery Cross-Sectional Studies Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Neoplasms Female Educational Measurement business Head Neck Education Medical Undergraduate |
| Zdroj: | The Laryngoscope. 121(7) |
| ISSN: | 1531-4995 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To assess junior medical students' comfort levels in performing the head and neck physical examination (H&NPE) and perception of the importance of otolaryngology--head and neck surgery (OTO-HNS) in medical training before and after undergoing a department-led teaching session. DESIGN: Anonymous cross-sectional survey study, before and after educational intervention. METHODS: One hundred one second-year medical students participated in an H&NPE teaching session as part of their preclinical curriculum. Students first watched a 25-minute H&NPE instructional video. Students then participated in lectures (90 minutes) on OTO-HNS subspecialties and faculty- and resident-led group H&NPE instruction (five to six students each, 90 minutes) with practice on student partners. Students rated their comfort levels (0-5 point Likert scale) in performing the H&NPE and the importance of OTO-HNS rotations throughout medical training before and after the session. RESULTS: Ninety-five and 77 medical students completed presurveys and postsurveys, respectively. Before the teaching session, students reported an average comfort level of 2.1 in performing the complete H&NPE, which increased to 3.4 (P < .0001) after the session. Similar changes were observed for the individual ear, nose, mouth, and neck exams. CONCLUSIONS: A specialized teaching session significantly improved medical students' comfort levels in performing the H&NPE and increased their awareness of the importance of OTO-HNS in medical training immediately after the session. |
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