Can educational video resources improve learning when used to augment traditional teaching of clinical examination? A randomized control trial of novice medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Good clinical examination skills can both increase the quality of patient care and reduce its cost. A previous study by our group demonstrated that face-to-face training is the gold standard for teaching these skills. It is unclear if high quality educational videos can augment this teaching.

Methods

Forty-two Medical Students naïve to large joint examination were recruited and block randomised to two groups. The control group had face-to-face teaching alone. The intervention group had their teaching augmented with a custom educational video accessed via a web portal. Participants were assessed on their examination of a large joint using a previously standardised assessment tool at baseline and 7 days post intervention. Assessors were blinded to intervention type.

SUBMITTER: Flatt E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9834676 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature