Implementation of a large-scale simulation-based cardiovascular clinical examination course for undergraduate medical students - a pilot study.
Auscultation
Clinical education
Heart sounds
Mannequins
Simulation
Journal
BMC medical education
ISSN: 1472-6920
Titre abrégé: BMC Med Educ
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101088679
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Sep 2019
18 Sep 2019
Historique:
received:
26
05
2019
accepted:
13
08
2019
entrez:
20
9
2019
pubmed:
20
9
2019
medline:
17
3
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We report the implementation of a large-scale simulation-based cardiovascular diagnostics course for undergraduate medical students. A simulation-based course was integrated into the curriculum of second-year medical students (> 400 students/year). The first session aimed at teaching cardiac auscultation skills on mannequins and the second at teaching blood pressure measurement, peripheral arterial examination, and the clinical examination of heart failure in a technical skill-based manner and in a scenario. A total of 414 (99.8%) and 402 (98.5%) students, as well as 102 and 104 educators, participated during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 academic years across both types of sessions. The number of positive appreciations by students was high and improved from the first to the second year (session 1: 77% vs. 98%, session 2: 89% vs. 98%; p < 0.0001). Similar results were observed for educators (session 1: 84% vs. 98%, p = 0.007; session 2: 82% vs. 98%, p = 0.01). Feedbacks by students were positive regarding the usefulness of the course, fulfillment of pedagogical objectives, quality of the teaching method, time management, and educator-student interactivity. In contrast, 95% of students criticized the quality of the mannequins during the first year leading to the replacement of the simulation material the following year. Students most appreciated the auscultation workshop (25%), the practical aspect of the course (22%), and the availability of educators (21%). Despite the need to commit significant human and material resources, the implementation of this large-scale program involving > 400 students/year was feasible, and students and educators reacted favorably.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
We report the implementation of a large-scale simulation-based cardiovascular diagnostics course for undergraduate medical students.
METHODS
METHODS
A simulation-based course was integrated into the curriculum of second-year medical students (> 400 students/year). The first session aimed at teaching cardiac auscultation skills on mannequins and the second at teaching blood pressure measurement, peripheral arterial examination, and the clinical examination of heart failure in a technical skill-based manner and in a scenario.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 414 (99.8%) and 402 (98.5%) students, as well as 102 and 104 educators, participated during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 academic years across both types of sessions. The number of positive appreciations by students was high and improved from the first to the second year (session 1: 77% vs. 98%, session 2: 89% vs. 98%; p < 0.0001). Similar results were observed for educators (session 1: 84% vs. 98%, p = 0.007; session 2: 82% vs. 98%, p = 0.01). Feedbacks by students were positive regarding the usefulness of the course, fulfillment of pedagogical objectives, quality of the teaching method, time management, and educator-student interactivity. In contrast, 95% of students criticized the quality of the mannequins during the first year leading to the replacement of the simulation material the following year. Students most appreciated the auscultation workshop (25%), the practical aspect of the course (22%), and the availability of educators (21%).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Despite the need to commit significant human and material resources, the implementation of this large-scale program involving > 400 students/year was feasible, and students and educators reacted favorably.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31533700
doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1750-4
pii: 10.1186/s12909-019-1750-4
pmc: PMC6751897
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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