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TEACHING NORMAL PHYSICAL EXAMINATION IN A LARGE‐GROUP INTERACTIVE USING ARTISTS’ MODELS
Author(s) -
Hardman D. T. A.,
Patel M. I.,
Delbridge L.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb02015.x
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , session (web analytics) , context (archaeology) , medical education , quality (philosophy) , physical examination , surgery , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , world wide web , computer science , biology
Background : The innovative use of artists’ models within the context of a large‐group interactive teaching session, at Royal North Shore Hospital is reviewed. Methods : The models were used to teach normal physical examination skills to a group of junior medical students, during their surgical rotation. This same group of students were also exposed to traditional bedside tutorials. The students evaluated both teaching experiences. Results : In the four areas of evaluation (interaction, explanation, presentation, and organization), the large‐group interactive sessions were consistently rated higher than the bedside tutorials ( P < 0.001). Conclusions : The teaching technique is presented as an effective way of delivering quality clinical training to a group of junior medical students in an environment where access to good teaching material is becoming increasingly difficult.