GRAVEN: a database of teaching method that applies gestures to represent the neurosurgical approach's blood vessels and nerves.

BACKGROUND: In this era of rapid technological development, medical schools have had to use modern technology to enhance traditional teaching. Online teaching was preferred by many medical schools. However due to the complexity of intracranial anatomy, it was challenging for the students to study this part online, and the students were likely to be tired of neurosurgery, which is disadvantageous to the development of neurosurgery. Therefore, we developed this database to help students learn better neuroanatomy. MAIN BODY: The data were sourced from Rhoton's Cranial Anatomy and Surgical Approaches and Neurosurgery Tricks of the Trade in this database. Then we designed many hand gesture figures connected with the atlas of anatomy. Our database was divided into three parts: intracranial arteries, intracranial veins, and neurosurgery approaches. Each section below contains an atlas of anatomy, and gestures represent vessels and nerves. Pictures of hand gestures and atlas of anatomy are available to view on GRAVEN ( www.graven.cn ) without restrictions for all teachers and students. We recruited 50 undergraduate students and randomly divided them into two groups: using traditional teaching methods or GRAVEN database combined with above traditional teaching methods. Results revealed a significant improvement in academic performance in using GRAVEN database combined with traditional teaching methods compared to the traditional teaching methods. CONCLUSION: This database was vital to help students learn about intracranial anatomy and neurosurgical approaches. Gesture teaching can effectively simulate the relationship between human organs and tissues through the flexibility of hands and fingers, improving anatomy interest and education.

Developing a framework for promoting interest and engagement of scholarship of teaching and learning for medical students.

BACKGROUND: The scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) is a field of academic research that focuses on improving learning through reflective and informed teaching. Currently, most SoTL-related work is faculty-driven; however, student involvement in SoTL has been shown to benefit both learners and educators. Our study aims to develop a framework for increasing medical students' interest, confidence, and engagement in SoTL. METHODS: A student-led SoTL interest group was developed and a year-round program of SoTL was designed and delivered by student leaders of the group under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Individual post-session surveys were administered to evaluate participants' perceptions of each session. Pre- and post-program surveys were administered to evaluate the program impact. RESULTS: The year-round SoTL program consistently attracted the participation of medical students and faculty. Survey responses indicated strong medical student interest in the program and positive impact of the program. Increased interest and confidence in medical education research were reported by the student participants. The program design provided opportunities for student participants to network and receive ongoing feedback about medical education research they were interested or involved in. CONCLUSION: Our study provides insights for developing a framework that other institutions can reference and build upon to educate and engage students in SoTL.

A cinenurducation activity using Call the Midwife to teach about sexually transmitted infections and preeclampsia: design, implementation, and assessment.

BACKGROUND: Nursing students need to learn about sexually transmitted infections and preeclampsia. Cinenureducation is a rigorous method that uses materials from commercial movies or television series to teach health sciences students. OBJECTIVES: Using content analysis of the television series Call the Midwife, design a cinenureducation activity teaching nursing students about sexually transmitted infections and preeclampsia. Evaluate its effectiveness in knowledge acquisition. DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND PRE-POST ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE GAIN FOR TEACHING ACTIVITIES: The study comprised three main steps: designing the teaching activity, implementing it, and analyzing its pedagogical effectiveness through a pre-and-post study to assess knowledge acquisition resulting from the teaching activity. PARTICIPANTS: A six-member panel assessed the suitability of materials for the teaching goals. All second-year undergraduate nursing students in the course "Nursing management and leadership" at a nursing school in the 2022-2023 academic year were invited to participate (N = 160). METHODS: The panel conducted a content analysis of the first two seasons of the series to determine the usefulness of each episode for teaching the chosen topics. Students were randomly assigned to groups watching episodes emphasizing either sexually transmitted infections or preeclampsia, followed by discussion. Learning was gauged through a pre-post viewing 20-question multiple-choice test. Additionally, students' satisfaction was evaluated. RESULTS: A total of 142 nursing students participated. Significant differences between mean scores before and after intervention were found [6.90 vs. 6.42 on the preintervention assessment, p < 0.05; mean gain, 0.49 (95 % CI: 0.22-0.76)]. Most students were satisfied with the activity. CONCLUSIONS: The activity was useful for teaching about sexually transmitted infections and preeclampsia. The use of a television series portraying nurses enables the exploration of these critical topics. This has potential implications for integrating similar methods into nurse education curricula, emphasizing the broader impact of the research on pedagogical practices in healthcare education.

Train the paediatric colonoscopy trainer course: Assessment of perceived value in improving colonoscopy teaching practice.

OBJECTIVES: Endoscopy teaching practice is variable, which inevitably affects the training provided. There is only one Train the Paediatric Colonoscopy Trainer (TPCT) course in the UK. Informal feedback has been positive, but its practical value has never been formally assessed. We aim to assess the practical value of the TPCT course and how attendees perceive their teaching practice compared to nonattendees. METHODS: A questionnaire based on the TPCT course learning aims and objectives was distributed to two groups of consultant paediatric gastroenterologists who teach colonoscopy in the UK; those who had attended the course (participants) and those who had not (controls). RESULTS: The 41 completed responses were received. Overall, responses indicated participants of the TPCT course rated their confidence and knowledge in teaching practices as higher than controls (4.27 vs. 3.56 p = < 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference in all areas: set (4.21 vs. 3.71 p = 0.011), dialogue (4.29 vs. 3.55 p = < 0.001) and closure (4.37 vs. 3.6 p = < 0.001) with those who attended the TPCT course giving higher ratings. There was evidence of increased understanding of key concepts such as using standardised language, conscious competence, dual task interference and performance enhancing feedback. CONCLUSION: Attending a TPCT course results in a higher perceived level of knowledge in fundamental teaching principles and confidence in colonoscopy teaching skills.

Strategies for Teaching Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Principles of Nursing.

BACKGROUND: Nursing programs need to identify creative teaching strategies, guiding students to reflect on individual value systems and consider the values of others as they apply diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the provision of individualized nursing care. PURPOSE: The purpose of this project was to develop teaching strategies related to DEI content and examine how first clinical semester, prelicensure baccalaureate nursing students perceived these strategies. METHODS: Participants engaged in self-reflection on topics related to DEI, using guided questions in discussion boards, a written paper, and a simulation-based experience. Thirteen students completed an anonymous survey with consideration of these activities and their perceived impact on DEI in their personal nursing practice. OUTCOMES: Three investigators analyzed survey responses by employing Word Clouds, word counts, and interdependent content analysis and found that using the existing syllabi for the Principles of Nursing course and modifying it to address DEI concepts resulted in perceived increases in awareness, sensitivity, knowledge, competence, and holism.

Enhanced Classroom Engagement: Implementation of an Inclusive Teaching Strategy.

BACKGROUND: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic posed challenges to nursing faculties, including transitioning to a virtual teaching platform and ensuring inclusivity, active engagement, and social justice, which are the hallmarks of excellence in nursing education. A three-step teaching strategy called enhanced classroom engagement (ECE-TS) was created. METHOD: The first step in ECE-TS required groups of students to read the assigned article and share five takeaways before class. The second step required each group to discuss and prepare a presentation using a rubric. The final step required each group to give a presentation to the class. RESULTS: Students noted ECE-TS promoted (a) individual learning; (b) collective learning; (c) inclusivity; (d) connection among students; (e) change in the classroom environment; and (f) generated proposals for future directions related to ECE-TS. CONCLUSION: ECE-TS, which is a promising strategy that promotes social justice, must be tested across teaching formats and programs. [J Nurs Educ. 2024;63(2):120-127.].

Twelve tips for creating and sustaining a peer assessment program of clinical faculty.

While feedback is essential for learning in the health professions, clinical teachers rarely get feedback on their teaching, and the existing feedback is often non-specific and distant from teaching encounters. To enhance clinical teaching, we created a peer assessment program for clinical faculty. This program has been well-received and sustained for five years despite the challenges of faculty turnover and the pandemic. In this article, we identify twelve tips for creating and sustaining a peer assessment program for clinical faculty based on this experience. These tips focus on how to create a culture that supports peer assessment, on how best to implement a peer assessment program in practical terms, and on how to sustain a peer assessment program long-term. We hope these tips help educators receive better feedback about their clinical teaching and improve the future care delivered by our learners.

Usefulness of a low-cost simulation model for teaching internal manual aortic compression. A survey-based mannequin evaluation.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the users' opinion on internal manual aortic compression (IMAC) training, using a low-cost simulation model. METHODS: An educational strategy was designed to teach IMAC, which included: (1) guided reading of educational material and viewing an explanatory video of IMAC; (2) an introductory lecture with the anatomical considerations, documentation of the cessation of femoral arterial flow during IMAC, and real clinical cases in which this procedure was used; and (3) simulated practice of IMAC with a new low-cost manikin. The educational strategy was applied during three postpartum hemorrhage workshops in three Latin American countries and the opinions of the participants were measured with a survey. RESULTS: Almost all of the participants in the IMAC workshop, including the simulation with the low-cost mannikin, highlighted the usefulness of the strategy (scores of 4/5 and 5/5 on the Likert scale) and would recommend it to colleagues. CONCLUSION: We present a low-cost simulation model for IMAC as the basis of an educational strategy perceived as very useful by most participants. The execution of this strategy in other populations and its impact on postpartum hemorrhage management should be evaluated in further studies.

Primary Care Perspectives on Education Scholarship: A Qualitative Synthesis.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A significant portion of medical education takes place in primary care settings with family medicine clinician teachers that have variable backgrounds in teaching. Ernest Boyer's concept of education scholarship calls on faculty to systematically study and innovate their teaching practices. This meta-ethnographic review synthesizes the literature on primary care clinician teachers' perspectives and experiences of integrating education scholarship in practice. METHODS: We conducted an electronic database search in PubMed/Medline, Scopus, ERIC, and Web of Science for primary research articles published between January 2000 and August 2021. In the included articles, researchers studied primary care physicians' and/or residents' perspectives of clinical teaching and reported qualitative results (eg, interviews, focus groups). Of the 1,454 articles found in the search, we included 33 in the final synthesis. We used line-by-line descriptive coding of the qualitative data to develop analytical themes. RESULTS: Four main themes emerged from our synthesis: (1) perceptions of clinical teaching (lack of confidence, presumed teaching competency, lack of formal recognition); (2) clinical teaching strategies (learner-centered teaching, ad hoc teaching, role modeling, mentorship); (3) benefits of clinical teaching (shared learning experience, networking, personal interest, career satisfaction); and (4) challenges of clinical teaching (inadequate time, compensation, conflicting responsibilities). CONCLUSIONS: Clinician teachers identified several common factors regarding their scholarly roles but had difficulty describing them in relation to education scholarship. Institutional support, resources, and awareness are needed to assist family medicine clinician teachers to further implement Boyer's concept of education scholarship in practice-specifically, to study, evaluate, and innovate current clinical teaching strategies.

Correlation between theoretical knowledge and the difference between self- and teaching doctor-assessment.

OBJECTIVES: The right intuition for self-assessment without overestimating or underestimating oneself compared to theoretical knowledge is a skill that requires conscious practice and is very often paradoxically opposed to the level of knowledge. Self-assessment is an essential skill for dental professionals for lifelong learning and improvement. The objective of our study was to assess the correlation between theoretical knowledge and the difference between self- and teaching doctor-assessment. METHODS: The app "digital course organizer" for organization and assessment was used for the self- and teaching doctor-assessment of students for each day of patient treatment during the clinical courses at a university hospital. The difference between the self- and teaching doctor-assessment was compared to the score of an initial theoretical written test at the beginning of the eighth semester to assess the correlation between overestimation or underestimation and theoretical knowledge. RESULTS: A total of 309 dental students over four semesters in the clinical study phase (fourth and fifth years; eighth and 10th semesters) participated in the investigation. The overall view of all values showed very low correlations (<0.2) of the assessment difference values of both practical courses for the initial written test. CONCLUSION: There were very low correlations between the initial written test (theoretical knowledge) and the difference between self- and teaching doctor-assessment as well as no evidence of overestimation and underestimation.

Teaching evidence-based practice to undergraduate healthcare students Educators' knowledge, skills, attitudes, current practice, perceived barriers, and facilitators: A Danish cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND: Evidence-Based Practice is recognized as a standard practice and a core competence for clinical healthcare professionals and therefore educators' competences in teaching Evidence-Based Practice are essential. Yet only little is known about the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and teaching practices around Evidence-Based Practice among educators of Danish undergraduate healthcare students. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to describe: 1) the Evidence-Based Practice profiles regarding attitudes, knowledge, skills, and teaching practices among educators who teach in undergraduate healthcare educations; 2) the current state of teaching Evidence-Based Practice in undergraduate program curricula; 3) the perceived barriers and facilitators to teach Evidence-Based Practice; and 4) the educators` needs regarding teaching Evidence-Based Practice. DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A cross-sectional survey using a self-administrated online questionnaire among 81 educators at University College South Denmark. METHODS: The survey covered 1) Demographic questions, 2) Educators Evidence-Based Practice profiles measured by the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire for teachers, 3) perceived state of Evidence-Based Practice teaching 4) perceived barriers and facilitators and 5) educators´ needs for competence development regarding teaching Evidence-Based Practice. RESULTS: The translated version of the Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire showed that respondents had a mean of 3,6 regarding practicing Evidence-Based Practice when asked to rank on a scale of 1-7 (higher score indicating higher degree). The respondents showed positive attitudes towards Evidence-Based Practice and had a high self-perception of their Evidence-Based Practice skills and knowledge, scoring an overall average value of 5 on these items. In open ended questions educators gave a variety of examples of their Evidence-Based Practice teaching in terms of content, teaching methods and cooperation with clinical practice. CONCLUSIONS: Educators report limitations to teaching Evidence-Based Practice; however, attitudes, knowledge and skills were perceived generally high. Main facilitator was partnership with clinical practice and main barrier was time lack. MESH: Evidence-Based Practice, Health Educators, Knowledge, Attitude.

Ensino da ciência na enfermagem: desafios do aprender pela pesquisa no contexto da graduação / Teaching science in nursing: challenges of learning through research in the undergraduate context

A dinâmica dos tempos reitera o desafio de as profissões se manterem atualizadas diante das demandas que solicitam dos profissionais, conhecimentos para o enfrentamento dos problemas sociais e para elevar a qualidade de vida e bem-estar das pessoas. Nesse sentido, é na sua capacidade de adaptação e de provisão de respostas requeridas diante das incertezas que se descortinam na cinemática das mudanças sociopolíticas; nas iniquidades sociais; nas vicissitudes biológicas, conforme observado na pandemia da COVID-19, que uma profissão se mantém viva e fortalecida no decurso da história. Todavia, tal flexibilidade adaptativa requer vigilância ontológica para que a identidade de uma profissão não pereça diante dos movimentos globais da ciência, pois sendo também políticos, tais movimentos revelam interesses capazes de projetar saberes hegemônicos e de segregar saberes emergentes. Por essa razão, a Enfermagem, que é profissão, disciplina acadêmica e ciência em desenvolvimento, deve ser compreendida à luz de sua ontologia para uma identidade epistemológica delimitada nas ciências do impreciso e afins. Logo, há que ser concebida como área de conhecimento cujas especificidades requerem domínios metodológicos que contemplem a natureza disciplinar da profissão, sem que isso rotule a Enfermagem como ciência subdesenvolvida.

The dynamics of the times reiterate the challenge for the professions to keep up to date in the face of the demands that require knowledge from professionals to face social problems and improve people's quality of life and well-being. Therefore, it is in their ability to adapt and to provide the required responses to the uncertainties that are revealed in the aspects of sociopolitical changes, social inequities, and biological changes, as observed in the COVID-19 pandemic, that a profession is kept alive and strengthened in the course of history. However, such adaptive flexibility requires ontological vigilance so that the identity of a profession does not perish before the global movements of science, since being political as well, such movements reveal interests capable of projecting hegemonic knowledge and segregating emerging knowledge. For this reason, Nursing, which is a profession, academic discipline, and science in development, must be understood according to its ontology for an epistemological identity delimited in the sciences of the imprecise and related fields. Therefore, it must be conceived as an area of knowledge whose specificities require methodological domains that contemplate the disciplinary nature of the profession, without this labeling Nursing as an underdeveloped Science

Generation Z's Perception of Teaching Methods for the Study of Physical Assessment in the Healthcare Professions.

It has been shown that an educational framework that combines different learning methods, in which students are both active and independent learners, significantly improves student achievement and satisfaction--and that this is especially true for Generation Z. For this study, we examined the following teaching methods in a Practical Kinesiology course: the flipped classroom, a digital app, and simulated patients. Our findings revealed that students greatly valued hands-on practice and advance learning, and this was borne out in the overall high final grades in the course and in self-reported confidence levels. Interestingly, regarding the technological component introduced in the course, students felt that the course app only moderately contributed to their learning, as students testified to the need for experiential learning to increase their confidence in performing clinical skills. The authors postulate, however, that the value of studying with the app will increase over time as students use it in the clinical setting. During the COVID-19 pandemic and moving forward, clinical courses in the health professions can most effectively be taught by using the flipped classroom model and by maximizing hands-on practical training.

Gender Disparity in Teaching Evaluations of Pediatric Faculty by Residents.

OBJECTIVES: Despite their overrepresentation, female physicians continue to have lower rates of promotion compared with male physicians. Teaching evaluations play a role in physician advancement. Few studies have investigated gender disparity in resident evaluations of pediatric faculty. We hypothesized that gender disparities in resident evaluations of faculty exist and vary across subspecialties and primary work environments. METHODS: Pediatric faculty institution-specific evaluations completed by residents from January 1, 2015, to March 9, 2020, were obtained from a single academic center. Mean ratings of faculty performance were compared by gender using a Wilcoxon 2-sample test. RESULTS: Fifteen-thousand one-hundred and forty-two evaluations (5091 of male faculty and 10 051 of female faculty) were included. Female faculty were rated higher in overall teaching ability (female = 4.67 versus male = 4.65; P = .004). There was no statistical difference in the mean ratings of male and female faculty in the inpatient setting, whereas outpatient female faculty were rated higher in overall teaching ability (female = 4.79 versus male = 4.73; P = .005). For general pediatric faculty, females received higher ratings for overall teaching ability (female = 4.75 versus male = 4.70; P < .001). By contrast, there was no difference in ratings of subspecialty pediatric faculty. CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric female faculty were statistically rated higher than male faculty in overall teaching ability, although these findings may not be educationally significant. The difference was driven by evaluations in the outpatient setting and for general pediatricians. This study is one of the first in pediatrics adding to the continued investigation of gender disparities in academic medicine.

Motivational simulated teaching of clinical skills using formative assessment methods for medical undergraduate students: between-group evaluation of a simulated course in a Chinese medical college.

OBJECTIVES: Teaching clinical skills is an important component of educational programmes for medical undergraduates. However, the extension of the interval between the completion of the course and qualification examination affects the performance of students in the skill examination. This study established a multisource evaluation system to determine whether formative assessment can enhance the instruction of clinical skills. METHODS: Formative assessment was introduced to the entire training course on clinical skills, in which diversified methods were used to observe the performance of students during training. Students in the experimental group received training for clinical skills using formative assessment (class of 2019, n=128), while students in the control group received traditional training without formative assessment (class of 2018, n=123). Both groups participated in the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) conducted by Tongji Medical College, and the exam scores were taken as the objective measure of course outcome. After completing the course, all students in the experimental group were instructed to fill in a questionnaire to evaluate their experience in the training programme, as a subjective measure of course outcome. RESULTS: Compared with the control group, students in the experimental group received significantly better practical scores in the four clinical skills tested by the OSCE. The questionnaire results revealed that the majority of students who were trained using formative assessment methods considered the course helpful for learning, and appreciated the course for the clinical skills they had gained, and the opportunity to receive and give feedback to the instructors. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggest that formative assessment methods are beneficial for learning clinical skills through simulated teaching, as shown by the improved objective clinical skills evaluated by the structured clinical examination, and the self-reported satisfaction with the learning process.

Construct Validity and Experience of Using a Low-cost Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery Simulator / Validação de constructo e experiência de uso de um simulador de artroscopia de ombro de baixo custo

Abstract Objective To validate the low-cost model for arthroscopy training and analyze the acceptance and usefulness of the developed simulator in medical teaching and training. Method Ten medical students, ten third-year orthopedic residents, and ten shoulder surgeons performed predetermined tasks on a shoulder simulator twice. The parameters used were time to complete the tasks, number of looks at the hands, GOALS score (Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills) and comparison between groups and within groups. An adapted Likert scale was applied addressing the individuals' impressions about the simulator and its applicability. Results In the intergroup comparison, the shoulder surgeons had better scores and times than the other groups. When the tasks were repeated, the group of surgeons had a 59% improvement in time (p < 0.05), as did the group of medical students. In the GOALS score, shoulder surgeons had consistently better scores than the other groups. And when we evaluated the evolution from the first to the second test, the group of surgeons and the group of academics had a statistically significant improvement (p < 0.05). In terms of lookdowns, there was a decrease in all groups. There was consensus that the simulator is useful in training. Conclusion The simulator developed allowed the differentiation between individuals with different levels of training in arthroscopic surgery. It was accepted by 100% of the participants as a useful tool in arthroscopic shoulder surgical training.

Resumo Objetivo Validar o modelo de baixo custo para treinamento em artroscopia e analisar a aceitação e utilidade do simulador desenvolvido no ensino e treinamento médico. Método Dez acadêmicos do curso de medicina, dez residentes do terceiro ano em ortopedia e dez cirurgiões de ombro realizaram tarefas pré determinadas em um simulador de ombro duas vezes. Os parâmetros utilizados foram o tempo para completar as tarefas, quantidade de olhares para as mãos, escore de GOALS (Global Operative Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills) e comparados entre os grupos e intragrupos. Uma escala de Likert adaptada foi aplicada abordando as impressões dos indivíduos acerca do simulador e de sua aplicabilidade. Resultados Na comparação intergrupos, os cirurgiões de ombro tiveram melhores escores e tempos que os demais grupos. Quando as tarefas foram repetidas, o grupo de cirurgiões, teve uma melhora de 59% no tempo (p < 0,05), assim como no grupo de acadêmicos. No escore de GOALS os cirurgiões de ombro apresentaram escores consistentemente melhores que os demais grupos. E quando avaliamos a evolução do primeiro para o segundo teste, o grupo de cirurgiões e o grupo de acadêmicos tiveram melhora estatisticamente significante (p < 0,05). No quesito de lookdowns houve diminuição em todos os grupos. Houve consenso em que o simulador é útil no treinamento. Conclusão O simulador desenvolvido permitiu a diferenciação entre indivíduos com diferentes níveis de treinamento em cirurgia artroscópica. Foi aceito por 100% dos participantes como uma ferramenta útil no treinamento cirúrgico artroscópico do ombro.

Reflexões sobre o estágio em docência como instrumento formativo do professor universitário: um relato de experiência / Reflections on the teaching internship as a training instrument for university professor: an experience report / Reflexiones sobre la práctica docente como instrumento de formación del profesor universitario: un relato de experiencia

Introdução:A formação de professores é um processo dinâmico que deve ser composto por experiências práticas e teóricas no preparodo discente ao magistério. Desse modo, a compreensão das reflexões relativas ao estágio em docência assistida no âmbito do ensino superior é de suma importância para enriquecer os debates e discussões acerca do papel do estágio em docência como ferramenta formativa do professor universitário. Objetivo:Refletir sobreas experiências vivenciadas durante atividades desenvolvidas noestágio de docência assistidaea importância para a formação pedagógica no ensino superior. Metodologia:Trata-se de um relato de experiênciado estágio emdocência decorrido no segundo semestre de 2022, na disciplina de Fundamentos em epidemiologia e saúde pública do curso de Graduação em Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.Resultados: No presente estudo, foram descritas e analisadas as etapas da experiência do estágio em docência, enfocando as perspectivas, aprendizados e aspirações sob a ótica da literatura científica sobre o papel formativo do estágio para o professor universitário. Os resultados obtidos evidenciam a significânciadas contribuições dessa vivência para o crescimento acadêmico e profissional dos mestrandos. No entanto, salienta-se a necessidade de incorporar ou revisar elementos curriculares, visando promover uma integração mais aprofundada entre as dimensões teóricas e práticas no preparo dos alunos para a docência no ensino superior. Conclusões: O estágio de docência assistida representa uma ferramenta formativa de suma importância, singular e enriquecedora na construção das experiências profissionais e pessoais na formação de professores (AU).

Introduction: Teacher education is a dynamic process that must be composed of practical and theoretical experiences in preparing students to teach. Thus, understanding the reflections related to the internship in assisted teaching in higher education is of paramount importance to enrich the debates and discussions about the role of the internship in teaching as a training tool for university professors.Objective: To reflect on the experiences lived during activities developed in the assisted teaching internship and the importance for pedagogical training in higher education. Methodology: This is an experience report of the teaching internship that took place in the second half of 2022, in the subject of Fundamentals in epidemiology and public health of the Graduation course in Physiotherapy at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte.Results: In this study, we described and analyzed the stages of the teaching practicum experience, focusing on perspectives, learnings, and aspirations from the perspective of the scientific literature on the formative role of the teaching practicum for university professors. The obtained results highlight the significance of the contributions of this experience for the academic and professional growth of the participants. However, it is emphasized the need to incorporate or revise curriculum elements to promote a more profound integration of theoretical and practical dimensions in preparing students for teaching in higher education.Conclusions: The supervised teaching practicum represents a valuable, unique, and enriching formative tool in the development of professional and personal experiences in teacher education (AU).

Introducción: La formación docente es un proceso dinámico que debe estar compuesto de experiencias prácticas y teóricas en la preparación de los estudiantes para enseñar. Por lo tanto, comprender las reflexiones relacionadas con la pasantía en la docencia asistida en laeducación superior es de suma importancia para enriquecer los debates y discusiones sobre el papel de la pasantía en la docencia como herramienta de formación de profesores universitarios. Objetivo: Reflexionar sobre las experiencias vividas durante las actividades desarrolladas en el internado docente asistido y la importancia para la formación pedagógica en la educación superior.Metodología: Se trata de un relato de experiencia de la pasantía docente que tuvo lugar en el segundo semestre de 2022, en la asignatura de Fundamentos en epidemiología y salud pública del curso de Graduación en Fisioterapia de la Universidad Federal de Rio Grande do Norte.Resultados: En este estudio, describimos y analizamos las etapas de la experiencia de práctica docente, enfocando perspectivas, aprendizajes y aspiraciones desde la perspectiva de la literatura científica sobre el papel formativo de la práctica docente para profesoresuniversitarios. Los resultados obtenidos destacan la importancia de los aportes de esta experiencia para el crecimiento académico y profesional de los participantes. Sin embargo, se enfatiza la necesidad de incorporar o revisar elementos curriculares parapromover una integración más profunda de las dimensiones teóricas y prácticas en la preparación de los estudiantes para la docencia en la educación superior. Conclusiones: La práctica docente supervisada representa una herramienta formativa valiosa, únicay enriquecedora en el desarrollo de experiencias profesionales y personales en la formación docente (AU).

Education curriculum assessment for teaching electrocardiography: Rationale and design for the prospective, international, randomized controlled EDUCATE trial.

BACKGROUND: Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation training is a fundamental component of medical education across disciplines. However, the skill of interpreting ECGs is not universal among medical graduates, and numerous barriers and challenges exist in medical training and clinical practice. An evidence-based and widely accessible learning solution is needed. DESIGN: The EDUcation Curriculum Assessment for Teaching Electrocardiography (EDUCATE) Trial is a prospective, international, investigator-initiated, open-label, randomized controlled trial designed to determine the efficacy of self-directed and active-learning approaches of a web-based educational platform for improving ECG interpretation proficiency. Target enrollment is 1000 medical professionals from a variety of medical disciplines and training levels. Participants will complete a pre-intervention baseline survey and an ECG interpretation proficiency test. After completion, participants will be randomized into one of four groups in a 1:1:1:1 fashion: (i) an online, question-based learning resource, (ii) an online, lecture-based learning resource, (iii) an online, hybrid question- and lecture-based learning resource, or (iv) a control group with no ECG learning resources. The primary endpoint will be the change in overall ECG interpretation performance according to pre- and post-intervention tests, and it will be measured within and compared between medical professional groups. Secondary endpoints will include changes in ECG interpretation time, self-reported confidence, and interpretation accuracy for specific ECG findings. CONCLUSIONS: The EDUCATE Trial is a pioneering initiative aiming to establish a practical, widely available, evidence-based solution to enhance ECG interpretation proficiency among medical professionals. Through its innovative study design, it tackles the currently unaddressed challenges of ECG interpretation education in the modern era. The trial seeks to pinpoint performance gaps across medical professions, compare the effectiveness of different web-based ECG content delivery methods, and create initial evidence for competency-based standards. If successful, the EDUCATE Trial will represent a significant stride towards data-driven solutions for improving ECG interpretation skills in the medical community.