Coonar A S, Dooley M, Daniels M, Taylor R W
United Medical School Guy's Hospital, London Bridge.
Med Teach. 1991;13(1):49-53. doi: 10.3109/01421599109036756.
There is a great need to review and critically assess medical education. Role-play has seen increasing use as an educational tool. We investigated its role in a 'conventional speciality', Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This is a part of the medical curriculum where communication skills are particularly important, but difficult to learn in practice. Twenty-one medical students took part in three role-play case studies. An innovation we implemented was the use of 'time outs' which could be called at any time through a session. After the exercise students were required to complete a questionnaire designed to probe their attitudes towards the experience. The results indicate that this technique can be successfully used in teaching a conventional speciality. Unlike some previous studies we also found this to be a satisfactory tool in teaching the factual part of the course. We found the 'time out' innovation to be an important aid. We argue that there is an important niche for role-play in medical education.
对医学教育进行审查和批判性评估的需求十分迫切。角色扮演作为一种教育工具的使用越来越广泛。我们研究了它在“传统专业”——妇产科中的作用。在医学课程中，这一部分的沟通技巧尤为重要，但在实践中却很难学到。21名医科学生参与了三个角色扮演案例研究。我们实施的一项创新是使用“暂停”，在课程的任何时候都可以随时调用。练习结束后，学生们需要完成一份问卷，旨在探究他们对这次经历的态度。结果表明，这种技术可以成功地用于传统专业的教学。与之前的一些研究不同，我们还发现这是一种在教授课程实际内容方面令人满意的工具。我们发现“暂停”这一创新是一个重要的辅助手段。我们认为角色扮演在医学教育中有一个重要的定位。
