Visvanathan Renuka, Silakong Teena, Yu Solomon
Aged and Extended Care Services, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide Health Service, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Australas J Ageing. 2011 Dec;30(4):234-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00505.x. Epub 2011 Apr 26.
This paper describes the performance of 5th year medical students in multiple choice question (MCQ) examinations before and after a geriatric medicine teaching block.
A 30-question MCQ test was administered at the start and a 45-question one at the end of the course.
There was a statistically significant improvement in the MCQ scores from a mean of 62% (SD 10.4) to 75.2% (SD 7.9) (P < 0.001). Total mean scores for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Geriatrics Knowledge test improved from 65% (SD 10.4) to 73%(SD 11.7) (P < 0.001). Total mean scores for the American Geriatric Society (AGS) Geriatrics Review Syllabus MCQs improved from 59.3% (SD 17.0) to 78.1% (SD 12.1) (P < 0.001). Post-course, students scored equally well in the new questions, the validated UCLA test and the AGS questions.
An undergraduate geriatric medicine clinical teaching block in senior clinical years can increase students' knowledge in geriatric medicine.
本文描述了老年医学教学模块前后五年级医学生在多项选择题(MCQ)考试中的表现。
课程开始时进行了一场30道题的MCQ测试,课程结束时进行了一场45道题的测试。
MCQ成绩有统计学意义上的显著提高,平均分从62%(标准差10.4)提高到75.2%(标准差7.9)(P<0.001)。加利福尼亚大学洛杉矶分校(UCLA)老年医学知识测试的总平均分从65%(标准差10.4)提高到73%(标准差11.7)(P<0.001)。美国老年医学会(AGS)老年医学复习大纲MCQ的总平均分从59.3%(标准差17.0)提高到78.1%(标准差12.1)(P<0.001)。课程结束后,学生在新问题、经过验证的UCLA测试和AGS问题上的得分相当。
高年级临床阶段的本科老年医学临床教学模块可以增加学生在老年医学方面的知识。