The Murmur Online Learning Experience (MOLE) Curriculum Improves Medical Students' Ability to Correctly Identify Cardiac Murmurs.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Physical examination skills are receiving less attention in curricula and clinical practice, being supplanted by imaging and other technologies. We developed an online module to introduce auscultation of common cardiac murmurs to second-year medical students.

Methods

The Murmur Online Learning Experience (MOLE) curriculum focused on nine common, unique, or highly testable cardiac murmurs, chosen collaboratively by the authors. The curriculum consisted of (1) a nine-item multiple-choice pretest containing a clinical vignette, a photo of stethoscope location, and an auditory clip; (2) nine modules each containing a several-minute-long auditory clip and a written description (location, quality, radiation, change with exam maneuvers); and (3) a nine-item multiple-ch

SUBMITTER: Power JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7331965 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature