Shivani J. Patel, DO, MEd, MS, is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and an attending physician of pediatric hospital medicine at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Patrick Cafferty, MPAS, PA-C, is an associate professor in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at Mount St. Joseph University, Cincinnati, Ohio.
J Physician Assist Educ. 2020 Dec;31(4):198-203. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000332.
Physician assistants (PAs) will increasingly fill an important primary care gap in pediatrics. This study implemented a pediatric preventative care curriculum using a team-based learning (TBL) strategy and then evaluated the effect on first-year PA students' knowledge and attitudes toward TBL as a teaching method.
The curriculum was developed and implemented during a one-semester course. Students completed knowledge-based questions precourse and postcourse; the mean scores for individual students were then compared using a paired t test. Descripted statistics were used to analyze the postcourse survey that evaluated students' attitudes toward TBL.
Of the 31 PA students who participated, 27 (87%) completed the surveys and were included in the analysis. The mean correct pretest and posttest scores were 17/39 and 31/39, respectively, resulting in a change of 14 points (p < .05). The majority of students (85%) rated TBL as effective, and most students (75%) reported that it led to retention of the presented content.
A TBL-based curriculum in pediatric preventative care was effective in increasing PA student knowledge, and the students reported it as effective. This strategy could be considered for other PA courses.
医师助理（PA）将越来越多地填补儿科初级保健中的重要空白。本研究采用团队学习（TBL）策略实施了儿科预防保健课程，然后评估了该课程对第一年 PA 学生对 TBL 作为教学方法的知识和态度的影响。
该课程在一个学期的课程中进行开发和实施。学生在课前和课后完成基于知识的问题；然后使用配对 t 检验比较单个学生的平均得分。描述性统计用于分析评估学生对 TBL 态度的课后调查。
在 31 名参与的 PA 学生中，有 27 名（87%）完成了调查并纳入分析。平均正确的预测试和后测试分数分别为 17/39 和 31/39，变化了 14 分（p<0.05）。大多数学生（85%）认为 TBL 有效，大多数学生（75%）报告称它有助于保留所呈现的内容。
基于 TBL 的儿科预防保健课程有效提高了 PA 学生的知识，学生们认为它很有效。这种策略可以考虑用于其他 PA 课程。
