Effectiveness of deliberate practices versus conventional lecture in trauma training for medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A mastery of life-threatening trauma procedures is important for medical students aiming to become proficient physicians. Thus, this study compares the effectiveness of deliberate practice with that of conventional lecture methods in teaching such students these essential skills.

Methods

A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 48 first- to third-year medical students at the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital at Navamindradhiraj University (Thailand). The participants were randomly assigned to either the deliberate practice group (n = 24) or the conventional lecture group (n = 24). The primary outcome was the students' scores on the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), whereas the secondary outcome was their overall grades. Moreover, analysis

SUBMITTER: Kanoksin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11773769 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature