Determining electrocardiography training priorities for medical students using a modified Delphi method.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although electrocardiography is considered a core learning outcome for medical students, there is currently little curricular guidance for undergraduate ECG training. Owing to the absence of expert consensus on undergraduate ECG teaching, curricular content is subject to individual opinion. The aim of this modified Delphi study was to establish expert consensus amongst content and context experts on an ECG curriculum for medical students.

Methods

The Delphi technique, an established method of obtaining consensus, was used to develop an undergraduate ECG curriculum. Specialists involved in ECG teaching were invited to complete three rounds of online surveys. An undergraduate ECG curriculum was formulated from the topics of ECG instruction for which consensus (i.e.

SUBMITTER: Viljoen CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7670661 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature