Comparison of Online and Classroom-based Formats for Teaching Emergency Medicine to Medical Students in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Severe global shortages in the health care workforce sector have made improving access to essential emergency care challenging. The paucity of trained specialists in low- and middle-income countries translates to large swathes of the population receiving inadequate care. Efforts to expand emergency medicine (EM) education are similarly impeded by a lack of available and appropriate teaching faculty. The development of comprehensive, online medical education courses offers a potentially economical, scalable, and lasting solution for universities experiencing professional shortages.

Methods

An EM course addressing core concepts and patient management was developed for medical students enrolled at Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Kampala, Uganda. Mat

SUBMITTER: Mahadevan SV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6001592 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature