期刊
MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR
卷 29, 期 3, 页码 803-817出版社
SPRINGERNATURE
DOI: 10.1007/s40670-019-00759-5
关键词
Histology education; Indian medical education; Virtual microscopy; Competency-based medical education; Low- and middle-income countries; Technology-enhanced learning
资金
- State Board of Medical Research, Directorate of Medical Education, Government of Kerala
IntroductionHistology teaching in India and in other developing countries has not changed much over the past decades and has not joined the global movement of using virtual microscopy (VM). Many factors may have contributed to this academic inertia-including curricular requirements for traditional microscopy (TM) skills, assessments that are heavily based on TM, and unfamiliarity with modern technology among faculty, as well as infrastructural shortcomings. This study is aimed at overcoming these roadblocks by using a blended approach combining VM with TM in a tradition-centered curricular setting.MethodsFor validation of this approach, the authors conducted a non-randomized controlled trial with a crossover design on first year medical students at the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India. Examination scores and responses of a student group taught with VM as an adjunct to TM were compared with a student group taught with TM only.ResultsThe test group had significantly better results when compared to the control group for knowledge-based tests (p=0.012; analysis of co-variance) and for an unannounced visual-based test conducted 1 month later (p=0.001; Mann-Whitney U test). Feedback collected from students showed highly favorable responses to the use of VM for teaching histology.ConclusionThis study should encourage Indian medical colleges and schools in other developing countries to start using VM as a supplementary approach for their histology education programs. Furthermore, as the Medical Council of India recommends the introduction of new competency-based integrated curriculum in India starting in 2019, the use of VM may facilitate more effective learning in the new scenario.Trial RegistrationCTRI/2018/04/012928
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据