Blended (online and in-person) Women's Health Interprofessional Learning by Simulation (WHIPLS) for medical and midwifery students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blended teaching combines traditional in-person components (simulation-based training and clinical-based placement) with online resources. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we modified our Women's Health Interprofessional Learning through Simulation (WHIPLS) program - to develop core obstetric and gynaecological skills - into a blended teaching program. There is limited literature reporting the observations of blended teaching on learning.

Aims

To qualitatively evaluate the blended teaching program and explore how it contributes to learning.

Materials and methods

This study was performed at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. A total of 98 medical students and 39 midwifery students participated. Data were collected by written survey and analysed by autho

SUBMITTER: Lee T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9544949 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature