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- Title
Workshop for Basic Gynaecological Examinations: Improving Medical Student Learning through Clinical Simulation.
- Authors
Cuñarro-López, Yolanda; Sánchez Llanos, Lucia; Cueto Hernández, Ignacio; González-Garzón De Zumárraga, Blanca; Del Pilar Pintado Recarte, María; Ruiz Labarta, Francisco Javier; Cano-Valderrama, Óscar; Aedo Ocaña, Olga; Pérez Lucas, Raquel; Viñuela Benéitez, María Del Carmen; Reyes Angullo, Zurine Raquel; Fernández Muñoz, María; Pina Moreno, Juan Manuel; Sanchez Rodriguez, Maria Mercedes; Aracil Rodríguez, Rocío; Pérez Burrel, Laura; Sáez Prat, Ainoa; Fraile López, Andrea; Gutiérrez Del Río, Beatriz; Quintana Coronado, María de Guadalupe
- Abstract
Introduction: This study was designed to evaluate whether the Workshop on Basic Principles for Clinical Gynaecological Exploration, offered to medical students, improves theoretical–practical knowledge, safety, confidence, global satisfaction and the achievement of the proposed objectives in the area of gynaecological clinical examinations. Materials and Methods: This was a quasi-experimental pre–post-learning study carried out at the Gynaecology and Obstetrics department of Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid (Spain). The volunteer participants were 4th-year students earning a degree in Medicine during the 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 academic years. The study period was divided into the following stages: pre-workshop, intra-workshop and 2 weeks post-workshop. In the pre-workshop stage, students completed a brief online course to prepare for the workshop. The effectiveness of the workshop was evaluated through multiple-choice tests and self-administered questionnaires to assess self-assurance, self-confidence, self-satisfaction and the achievement of the objectives. Results: Of the 277 students invited in both academic years, 256 attended the workshop (92.4%), with a total participation in the different stages of the study greater than 70%. A total of 82.5% of the students in the 2020–2021 academic year and 80.6% of students in the 2021–2022 academic year did not have any type of experience performing gynaecological clinical examinations. Between the pre-workshop and 2 weeks post-workshop stages, there was significant improvement in theoretical–practical knowledge (improvement mean = 1.38 and 1.21 in 2020–2021 and 2021–2022 academic years, respectively). The security and confidence of the students prior to the workshop were low (average scores less than 5 points) in both academic years. However, post-workshop scores for satisfaction and the achievement of objectives were high in the two academic years; all the values approached or exceeded 8 points. Conclusions: Our students, after outstanding participation, evaluated the BPCGE, and improved their theoretical and practical knowledge, as well as their skills in a gynaecological clinical examination. Moreover, in their view, after the workshop, they felt very satisfied, far outreaching the proposed aims. In addition, excellent results were maintained over time, year after year.
- Subjects
SCHOOL environment; MEDICAL students; PATHOLOGICAL physiology; MATHEMATICAL models; GYNECOLOGIC examination; SIMULATION methods in education; UNDERGRADUATES; TREATMENT effectiveness; COMPARATIVE studies; QUESTIONNAIRES; INTELLECT; THEORY; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ADULT education workshops; EDUCATION
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2023, Vol 11, Issue 16, p2352
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare11162352