The role of simulated models in pediatric surgery to acquire diagnostic skills of inguino-scrotal disorders.
OBJECTIVE
Acquisition of clinical skills in medical education requires repeated practice. Current medical education mandates simulator-based clinical skills training programs. The details of our simulator-based clinical skills training on inguino-scrotal disorders (ISD) of the childhood, and the feedbacks obtained from the trainees are reported


METHODS
From 1999 to 2001, simulator-based skill training on ISD is given to second- and fourth-year students (n = 207 and n = 128, respectively) and to primary health care physicians during postgraduate continuing medical education program (n = 80). Feedback forms filled out by each participant after the training were evaluated.


RESULTS
A total of 55% to 66% of the second-year medical school students had judged 5 points, whereas 6% to 9% of them had judged 1 point on their feedback forms. A total of 79% to 84% of the fourth-year students had judged 5 points, whereas 1% to 5% of them had judged 1 point on their feedback forms. A total of 87% to 91% of the primary health care physicians had judged 5 points, whereas 1% to 2% of them had judged 1 point on their feedback forms.


CONCLUSIONS
Simulated models of inguino-scrotal disorders constructed from readily available materials are effective in clinical skills training.
Ateş
Oğuz
O
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University, Medical School, Izmir, Turkey.
Aktuğ
Tanju
T
Hakgüder
Gülce
G
Olguner
Mustafa
M
Akgür
Feza M
FM
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D004501:Education, Medical; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004867:Equipment Design; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal; D008297:Male; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*; D012611:Scrotum; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013664:Teaching Materials