Matthew R Carroll 1 , Charlie C Kilpatrick 2 , Grace Johnson 1 , Neelima Sukhavasi 3 , Bani M Ratan 1 Show Affiliations »
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine if structured worksheets can aid resident teaching on the obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) clerkship. DESIGN: We developed structured worksheets to aid residents in teaching medical students. In this pilot study, we measured the impact of the material by conducting end of clerkship focus groups between October 2017 to June 2018 and administering surveys to medical students who had recently completed the clerkship. We performed analyses of the focus group transcriptions for positive and negative themes and analyzed questionnaire data utilizing unpaired t-test and chi-square test to determine whether resident use of structured worksheets influenced student perception of resident teaching quality. SETTING: Medical students rotated at either an academically affiliated public safety-net hospital or tertiary maternity care hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Medical students completing the OB/GYN clerkship volunteered to participate. RESULTS: A total of 37 students participated in focus groups and completed the survey. Focus group comments revealed a generally positive attitude towards the structured worksheets. The survey data revealed that this material helped to facilitate student's clinical reasoning skills and assisted residents in using questions to effectively teach. CONCLUSIONS: Structured worksheets can aid resident teaching on the OB/GYN clerkship. Students perceived the teaching material most favorably when residents utilized the material in a purposeful and timely manner. Effective resident use of structured worksheets on the OB/GYN clerkship can strengthen a culture that promotes student learning. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-021-01318-7. © International Association of Medical Science Educators 2021.
OBJECTIVE: To determine if structured worksheets can aid resident teaching on the obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) clerkship. DESIGN: We developed structured worksheets to aid residents in teaching medical students. In this pilot study, we measured the impact of the material by conducting end of clerkship focus groups between October 2017 to June 2018 and administering surveys to medical students who had recently completed the clerkship. We performed analyses of the focus group transcriptions for positive and negative themes and analyzed questionnaire data utilizing unpaired t-test and chi-square test to determine whether resident use of structured worksheets influenced student perception of resident teaching quality. SETTING: Medical students rotated at either an academically affiliated public safety-net hospital or tertiary maternity care hospital. PARTICIPANTS: Medical students completing the OB/GYN clerkship volunteered to participate. RESULTS: A total of 37 students participated in focus groups and completed the survey. Focus group comments revealed a generally positive attitude towards the structured worksheets. The survey data revealed that this material helped to facilitate student's clinical reasoning skills and assisted residents in using questions to effectively teach. CONCLUSIONS: Structured worksheets can aid resident teaching on the OB/GYN clerkship. Students perceived the teaching material most favorably when residents utilized the material in a purposeful and timely manner. Effective resident use of structured worksheets on the OB/GYN clerkship can strengthen a culture that promotes student learning. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-021-01318-7. © International Association of Medical Science Educators 2021.
Entities: Chemical
Keywords:
Focus group; Medical education; OB/GYN; Resident educator; Structured worksheets
Year: 2021
PMID： 34457980 PMCID： PMC8368268 DOI： 10.1007/s40670-021-01318-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Med Sci Educ ISSN： 2156-8650