Success of didactic gastroenterology teaching for postgraduate medical residents
West Indian med. j
;
38(2): 71-4, June 1989. ilus
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in English
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| ID: lil-78988
ABSTRACT
Although the Doctor of Medicine programme in Internal Medicine at the U. W. I. is a structured course with several teaching formats, the optimally effective form of reaching remains unknown. An experimental didactic teaching course in Gastroenterology was preceded and followed by an examination. This was conducted to determine the effectiveness of this form of teaching. The maajority of residents ranked the course favourably. the mean examination score increased by 6.4%, form 25.4% before the course to 31.8% at the end. Although the more senior residents scored higher than their juniors in the pre-test, this difference disappeared in the post-test. Structured didactic teaching requirs close supervision, active participation by trainee and reinforcement for the full benefit to be attained
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Teaching
/
Clinical Competence
/
Education, Medical, Continuing
/
Gastroenterology
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
English Caribbean
/
Jamaica
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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