Effective retention of primary survey skills by medical students after participation in an expanded Trauma Evaluation and Management course.
Am J Surg
; 191(2): 276-80, 2006 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16442960
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Trauma Evaluation and Management (TEAM) module orients medical students to the initial assessment of an injured patient. At the Medical College of Wisconsin, a course based on expanded TEAM (eTEAM) was developed for junior medical students. This study determined whether eTEAM improved the ability to perform and retain primary survey skills.METHODS:
Objective Structured Clinical Examination methodology was used to compare 2 groups of senior medical students 1 year after receiving either a 2-hour lecture or eTEAM.RESULTS:
Students receiving eTEAM performed the primary survey much better than those receiving lecture alone. The overall Objective Structured Clinical Examination scores did not differ between groups.CONCLUSIONS:
Medical students participating in eTEAM retained the ability to perform a primary survey in proper sequence 1 year later better than students receiving the information in lecture format only.
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Retention, Psychology
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Students, Medical
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Traumatology
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Data Collection
Type of study:
Qualitative_research
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Surg
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States