Let's 'play' with molecular pharmacology.
Educ Health (Abingdon)
; 28(1): 83-6, 2015.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26261121
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Understanding concepts of molecular mechanisms of drug action involves sequential visualization of physiological processes and drug effects, a task that can be difficult at an undergraduate level. Role-play is a teaching-learning methodology whereby active participation of students as well as clear visualization of the phenomenon is used to convey complex physiological concepts. However, its use in teaching drug action, a process that demands understanding of a second level of complexity over the physiological process, has not been investigated. We hypothesized that role-play can be an effective and well accepted method for teaching molecular pharmacology.METHODS:
In an observational study, students were guided to perform a role-play on a selected topic involving drug activity. Students' gain in knowledge was assessed comparing validated pre- and post-test questionnaires as well as class average normalized gain. The acceptance of role-play among undergraduate medical students was evaluated by Likert scale analysis and thematic analysis of their open-ended written responses.RESULTS:
Significant improvement in knowledge (P < 0.001) was noted in the pre- to post-test knowledge scores, while a high gain in class average normalized score was evident. In Likert scale analysis, most students (93%) expressed that role-play was an acceptable way of teaching. In a thematic analysis, themes of both strengths and weaknesses of the session emerged.DISCUSSION:
Role-play can be effectively utilized while teaching selected topics of molecular pharmacology in undergraduate medical curricula.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Farmacologia
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Estudantes de Medicina
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Educação de Graduação em Medicina
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Biologia Molecular
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article