Shahar Tali, Tadmor Offer, Dior Uri, Porat Shay, Safrai Myriam, Ezra Yosef, Kabiri Doron
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Maccabi Health Services, Jerusalem, Israel.
Front Med (Lausanne). 2023 Mar 1;10:1139859. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1139859. eCollection 2023.
Instant messaging applications for mobile phones have recently grown in popularity among medical personnel, including both physicians and medical students. During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education was largely transferred to virtual platforms, making such applications an increasingly important tool for medical education. "Siilo" is a secure instant messaging application that was designed for medical professionals, and offers several advantages over other instant messaging services that are vital for its use in medical settings, including information security, data encryption, and a built-in blurring tool to maintain patient privacy. In addition, Siilo allows for the creation of individual folders for each case, enabling users to conduct separate discussions about multiple patients simultaneously.
To evaluate student satisfaction in a case-based learning program using Siilo as a medical education tool in improving student learning outcomes and motivation.
A case-based learning program was conducted with 24 fifth-year medical students using Siilo to evaluate its effectiveness as a medical education tool. The program was evaluated through the use of pre- and post-program questionnaires and focus group discussions to assess student satisfaction.
The majority of students (83.3%) were highly satisfied with the Siilo platform and felt that it enhanced their learning experience, and a majority of students (79.1%) reported that the program was highly effective. Students reported that the platform was easy to use and provided a clear and organized way to follow discussions about cases. The focus group discussions further revealed that students appreciated the real-time communication and felt that the use of Siilo helped to improve the quality of communication and collaboration during the learning process. The use of Siilo as a medical education tool was found to contribute to positive relationships between doctors and students and improve student motivation for learning and outcomes.
These findings suggest that Siilo can be a valuable resource for medical education, particularly due to its secure and convenient features, which are well-suited for use in medical settings. The use of Siilo in a case-based learning program was found to be effective in improving student satisfaction and learning outcomes and contributed to positive relationships between doctors and students. These results highlight the potential for utilizing mobile instant messaging apps as a tool for enhancing clinical teaching in medical education.
手机即时通讯应用最近在医务人员（包括医生和医学生）中越来越受欢迎。在新冠疫情期间，医学教育很大程度上转移到了虚拟平台，这使得此类应用成为医学教育中越来越重要的工具。“Siilo”是一款为医学专业人员设计的安全即时通讯应用，与其他即时通讯服务相比具有多项优势，这些优势对于其在医疗环境中的使用至关重要，包括信息安全、数据加密以及用于维护患者隐私的内置模糊处理工具。此外，Siilo允许为每个病例创建单独的文件夹，使用户能够同时对多个患者进行单独讨论。
评估在以病例为基础的学习项目中，使用Siilo作为医学教育工具对提高学生学习成果和学习动机的学生满意度。
对24名五年级医学生开展了一个以病例为基础的学习项目，使用Siilo来评估其作为医学教育工具的有效性。通过在项目前后使用问卷调查和焦点小组讨论来评估该项目，以评估学生满意度。
大多数学生（83.3%）对Siilo平台高度满意，并认为它增强了他们的学习体验，大多数学生（79.1%）报告该项目非常有效。学生们表示该平台易于使用，并提供了一种清晰且有条理的方式来跟进病例讨论。焦点小组讨论进一步表明，学生们赞赏实时交流，并认为使用Siilo有助于提高学习过程中的沟通和协作质量。发现将Siilo用作医学教育工具有助于建立医生与学生之间的积极关系，并提高学生的学习动机和学习成果。
这些发现表明，Siilo可以成为医学教育的宝贵资源，特别是由于其安全便捷的特性，非常适合在医疗环境中使用。发现在以病例为基础的学习项目中使用Siilo可有效提高学生满意度和学习成果，并有助于建立医生与学生之间的积极关系。这些结果凸显了利用移动即时通讯应用作为医学教育中加强临床教学工具的潜力。
