Evaluating the Effectiveness of ACLS Instructor Certification Training for Medical Students to Improve Knowledge in Clinical Practice as Residents With the Use of an Assurance Index-Based Assessment: A Case Control Study.
Journal
South Dakota medicine : the journal of the South Dakota State Medical Association
ISSN: 0038-3317
Titre abrégé: S D Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101265265
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Date de publication:
Jun 2023
Jun 2023
Historique:
medline:
22
9
2023
pubmed:
21
9
2023
entrez:
21
9
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In the United States, 475,000 Americans die from a cardiac arrest annually. This demands providers to be competent in the management of cardiovascular emergencies. Despite the need, there is a lack of research regarding how to better provide training for medical students to address cardiopulmonary emergencies. We hypothesize that participating in the Medical Students as ACLS Instructors program will improve students' emergency management and clinical teaching competencies. The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (USD SSOM) has developed and implemented an ACLS Instructor (ACLS-I) course for medical students. The ACLS-I course can accommodate up to 15 ACLS-certified MS3 students in good academic standing. The first 11 student-instructors from University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (USD SSOM) class of 2023 were admitted to the program in 2021 with an additional 5 student- instructors from USD SSOM class of 2024 added in 2022. After obtaining instructor status, the student-instructors have been involved in teaching ACLS classes. Participants' knowledge, skills, and confidence will be assessed using an assurance index based ACLS assessment during the end of their 4th year of medical school. An added component in the quiz will assess the individual's comfortability in teaching their peers in clinical emergencies. In our assessment of the participants' knowledge, skills, and confidence, the control group will be USD SSOM students. Inclusion criteria for the control group include current student status at USD SSOM and ACLS provider certification. Exclusion criteria includes current or prior ACLS instructor certification. In July 2021, 11 students from the class of 2023 were admitted to the ACLS Instructor program and comprised a research group. Prior to admission, all 75 students of the class were tested on the ACLS knowledge and skills. The results have shown that at baseline, ACLS-I cohort test scores were not statistically significantly different from the control group. Current data demonstrates that ACLS-I students are a typical representation of the entire cohort prior to admission to the program. During sessions, there have been 10 different subjects covered by the ACLS-I students. 5 more students from the class of 2024 have been enrolled in the ACLS-I course. Through continued participation in sessions, the ACLS-I group is expected to demonstrate higher ACLS and teaching competencies as the curriculum progresses.
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BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
In the United States, 475,000 Americans die from a cardiac arrest annually. This demands providers to be competent in the management of cardiovascular emergencies. Despite the need, there is a lack of research regarding how to better provide training for medical students to address cardiopulmonary emergencies. We hypothesize that participating in the Medical Students as ACLS Instructors program will improve students' emergency management and clinical teaching competencies.
METHODS
METHODS
The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (USD SSOM) has developed and implemented an ACLS Instructor (ACLS-I) course for medical students. The ACLS-I course can accommodate up to 15 ACLS-certified MS3 students in good academic standing. The first 11 student-instructors from University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (USD SSOM) class of 2023 were admitted to the program in 2021 with an additional 5 student- instructors from USD SSOM class of 2024 added in 2022. After obtaining instructor status, the student-instructors have been involved in teaching ACLS classes. Participants' knowledge, skills, and confidence will be assessed using an assurance index based ACLS assessment during the end of their 4th year of medical school. An added component in the quiz will assess the individual's comfortability in teaching their peers in clinical emergencies. In our assessment of the participants' knowledge, skills, and confidence, the control group will be USD SSOM students. Inclusion criteria for the control group include current student status at USD SSOM and ACLS provider certification. Exclusion criteria includes current or prior ACLS instructor certification.
RESULTS
RESULTS
In July 2021, 11 students from the class of 2023 were admitted to the ACLS Instructor program and comprised a research group. Prior to admission, all 75 students of the class were tested on the ACLS knowledge and skills. The results have shown that at baseline, ACLS-I cohort test scores were not statistically significantly different from the control group.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Current data demonstrates that ACLS-I students are a typical representation of the entire cohort prior to admission to the program. During sessions, there have been 10 different subjects covered by the ACLS-I students. 5 more students from the class of 2024 have been enrolled in the ACLS-I course. Through continued participation in sessions, the ACLS-I group is expected to demonstrate higher ACLS and teaching competencies as the curriculum progresses.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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