E-learning to teach medical students about acute otitis media: A randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Acute otitis media (AOM) is extremely prevalent among children but its diagnosis remains challenging. Our primary objective was to measure the impact of an e-learning module on medical students' accuracy in diagnosing paediatric AOM.

Methods

This randomized controlled trial was performed at a single tertiary care paediatric emergency department (ED). Medical students on their paediatric rotation were randomized to a locally developed e-learning module or a small-group lecture on AOM. They then had to examine at least 10 ears of patients at risk for AOM. The primary outcome was diagnostic accuracy and secondary outcomes included knowledge test scores and learning modality preference.

Results

Between May 2017 and September 2018, 201 medical students were rand

SUBMITTER: Mousseau S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8675529 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature