TY - JOUR
T1 - Outcomes of teaching medical students core skills for women's health: The pelvic examination educational program
AU - Carr, Sandra
AU - Carmody, Dianne
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - [Truncated abstract] Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of introducing an educational program that teaches medical students how to approach taking relevant and sensitive gynecologic histories and to perform pelvic examinations with the use of role-play with well women from the general community.Study design: Medical students and the women recorded their perceptions of the program over a 2-year period. The outcomes of the program were evaluated by a comparison of medical student perceptions of confidence, competence, and anxiety; the mean number of pelvic examinations that were performed during their course both before and after the introduction of the program and results of students' continuous and summative assessment are given.Results: In the year before the introduction of the program, students performed a mean of 2.6 pelvic examinations (95% CI, 2.1, 3.0) compared with 4.1 pelvic examination (95% CI, 3.8, 4.4) in the first year of implementation and 4.0 (95% Cl, 3.7, 4.3) in the second year of implementation (P < .05)...
AB - [Truncated abstract] Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of introducing an educational program that teaches medical students how to approach taking relevant and sensitive gynecologic histories and to perform pelvic examinations with the use of role-play with well women from the general community.Study design: Medical students and the women recorded their perceptions of the program over a 2-year period. The outcomes of the program were evaluated by a comparison of medical student perceptions of confidence, competence, and anxiety; the mean number of pelvic examinations that were performed during their course both before and after the introduction of the program and results of students' continuous and summative assessment are given.Results: In the year before the introduction of the program, students performed a mean of 2.6 pelvic examinations (95% CI, 2.1, 3.0) compared with 4.1 pelvic examination (95% CI, 3.8, 4.4) in the first year of implementation and 4.0 (95% Cl, 3.7, 4.3) in the second year of implementation (P < .05)...
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.10.697
DO - 10.1016/j.ajog.2003.10.697
M3 - Article
SN - 0002-9378
VL - 190
SP - 1382
EP - 1387
JO - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
JF - American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
IS - 5
ER -