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Medical College of Wisconsin |
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Information provided by: | Medical College of Wisconsin |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00711659 |
The study proposes that a workshop-based educational experience which utilizes a standardized preceptor training session, a standard skills assessment checklist, and videotaped feedback will improve student comfort and confidence in performing the pediatric physical examination and will provide information to improve the curriculum offerings.
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Pediatric Physical Exam |
Study Type: | Observational |
Study Design: | Cohort, Prospective |
Official Title: | Standardizing Educational Opportunities on the Complete Pediatric Physical Exam |
Estimated Enrollment: | 420 |
Study Start Date: | June 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | July 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | July 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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all third year medical students starting their pediatric clerkship rotation
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The baseline clinical experience of third year medical students rotating through the clerkship varies, depending on previous clerkships and volunteer opportunities previously encountered. The less experienced third year medical student may require more time and feedback to develop competency. The availability and experience of clinical preceptors and background of the patient may also play a role in the development of pediatric physical examination skills. Other institutions have offered standardized approaches to teaching the health maintenance physical exam. To address these issues,
we propose a workshop-based educational experience to (1)determine whether offering a workshop that standardizes exposure to physical exams for junior medical students will improve opportunities to practice physical exam skills in a non-threatening environment, (2)promote immediate feedback to the student that allows for self-reflection by viewing a videotape of their performance, (3)delineate how physical exam skills change in junior medical students throughout the year, and (4)evaluate the inter-rater variability of preceptors teaching health maintenance exams to students rotating through the pediatric clerkship.
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
All third year medical students starting their pediatric clerkship at the Medical College of Wisconsin
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Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Wisconsin | |
Medical College of Wisconsin | |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226 |
Principal Investigator: | Sajani Tipnis, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin |
Study Chair: | Paola Palma-Sisto, MD | Medical College of Wisconsin |
Responsible Party: | Medical College of Wisconsin ( Sajani Tipnis, MD ) |
Study ID Numbers: | PRO00006933 |
Study First Received: | July 8, 2008 |
Last Updated: | July 8, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00711659 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Physical exam Pediatric clerkship Medical students |