scholarly journals A new emergency medicine clerkship program: students' perceptions of what works

CJEM ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 12 (03) ◽  
pp. 212-219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne Yeung ◽  
Jennifer Beecker ◽  
Meridith Marks ◽  
Janet Nuth ◽  
Brian Weitzman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Advanced Cardiac Life Support ◽  
Procedural Skills ◽  
Learning Methods ◽  
Core Element ◽  
Medicine Clerkship ◽  
Learning Modalities

ABSTRACT Objective: Emergency medicine is an evolving discipline in Canadian medical schools. Little has been published regarding student preferences for emergency medicine training during the clerkship phase of MD programs. We assessed medical students' perceptions of a newly developed emergency medicine clerkship rotation involving multiple learning modalities. The evaluation process included assessment of the rotation's instructional elements and overall educational value. Methods: The first cohort of medical students to complete this new emergency medicine clerkship was invited to answer a questionnaire just before graduation. Students rated their preferences for components of the rotation using paired comparisons. Open-ended questions explored students' satisfaction with the emergency medicine clerkship as well as perceptions of the rotation's impact on career development. Results: Of the 94 students in the first clerkship cohort, 81 (86%) responded to the survey. Students found the emergency medicine clerkship highly valuable, citing the broad range of cases seen, close supervision, and opportunities to develop clinical assessment, decision-making and procedural skills. Students' curricular preferences were for advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) (26.4%), clinical shifts (20.6%), supervised clinical shifts (17.8%), procedural skills laboratories (14.8%), tutorials (10.8%) and preceptor-assisted learning sessions (9.8%). Conclusion: This new emergency medicine clerkship program incorporated multiple learning methods within a 4-week rotation and was highly rated by students. Although clinical shifts and ACLS were generally preferred activities, students had varying individual preferences for specific learning activities. Multiple learning methods allowed all students to benefit from the rotation. This study makes a compelling case for including an emergency medicine rotation with multiple learning modalities as a core element of clerkship at every medical school.

scholarly journals High Fidelity Simulation Enhances Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training in Medical Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Amin ◽  
C.L. Anderson ◽  
C. Canales ◽  
M. Langdorf ◽  
S. Lotfipour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Advanced Cardiac Life Support ◽  
High Fidelity ◽  
High Fidelity Simulation

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training in Interprofessional Teams of Undergraduate Nursing and Medical Students Using Mannequin-Based Simulation

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig S. Webster ◽  
Charlene Hallett ◽  
Jane Torrie ◽  
Antonia Verstappen ◽  
Mark Barrow ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Advanced Cardiac Life Support ◽  
Interprofessional Teams ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing

Awareness of Basic Life Support & Advanced Life Support among Students in a Medical College in Kerala

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (45) ◽  
pp. 2640-2644
Author(s):  
Sunil R ◽  
Praseetha V.K
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Basic Life Support ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Advanced Life Support ◽  
Advanced Cardiac Life Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation

BACKGROUND The knowledge and skills in Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is an essential part in the medical education. Resuscitation skills have undergone series of evolution into current protocol which involves Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). We wanted to assess the awareness of Basic Life Support among medical students, nursing students and house surgeons in a Government Medical College in Kerala. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted by assessing responses to 24 selected basic questions regarding BLS and ACLS among the students. After excluding the incomplete response forms the data from 500 responders was analysed. Results were analysed using an answer key prepared with the use of the Advanced Cardiac Life Support manual of AHA (2015). RESULTS Out of 500 responders, 250 were medical students, 100 were nursing students and 150 were House Surgeons. No one among them had complete knowledge of BLS & ACLS. Awareness of BLS & ACLS among students of medical, and nursing colleges and doctors is poor. Regarding knowledge of BLS (9 questions) the analysis of results showed that mean percentage of correct responses were 75.67 % of house surgeons, 51.78 % of nursing students and 20.98 % of medical students. CONCLUSIONS Awareness of BLS among students of medical, and nursing colleges and house surgeons is inadequate. Proper training programs must be initiated to rectify this. KEYWORDS BLS & ACLS Awareness, Medical Students, CPR Questionnaire

scholarly journals Comparison the impact of face-to-face training package for resuscitation with presentation by messaging software on emergency medicine rotation interns

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e06-e06
Author(s):  
Farnaz Takavar ◽  
Mehdi Momeni ◽  
Narges Mohammadrezaie ◽  
Ahmad Ghoochani Khorasani ◽  
Mehrad Aghili
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Advanced Cardiac Life Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Virtual Training ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: Conventional approaches in advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) are used, including; lectures, video presentations, practical educations on moulage, also employing messenger applications can potentially be regarded as a method to train interns. Objectives: The current study aims to compare two methods of face-to-face and virtual training by WhatsApp messenger, regarding the impact of training on interns’ knowledge and satisfaction for advanced cardio resuscitation rotational interns in emergency medicine. Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 73 rotation interns of emergency medicine of Tehran University of Medical Sciences from 2017 to 2018 were divided into two groups: 1) face-to-face training, 2) virtual training by using WhatsApp messenger application. Initially, a pretest of 10 questions about main topics in advanced cardiac support was conducted on interns. At the end of training course, a posttest of 20 questions was conducted for both groups. Results: Mean value of pretest was 6.46 for face-to-face training group and 5.97 for WhatsApp group (P=0.29). Posttest mean score was 14.08 for face-to-face group and 12.03 for WhatsApp (P=0.003). Interns’ satisfaction scores were 7.68 and 7.36 for face-to-face and WhatsApp group respectively (P=0.25). Mean scores of pretest and posttest within group had no significant differences between groups, but Cohen’s effect size for face-to-face group was greater than WhatsApp trained group. Conclusion: Face-to-face training was associated with better results in promoting knowledge of interns, compared to WhatsApp training. That’s advisable to employ face-to-face training for interns.

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