title: Student-involved demonstration approach to teach the physiology of vestibular apparatus for undergraduate medical students.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  It is quite difficult to teach complex topics like the physiology of vestibular apparatus to undergraduate students. Understanding the orientation and mode of stimulation of receptors in vestibular apparatus is also quite challenging for the students. As faculty we attempt to use innovative methods to teach physiology and enhance student learning.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article describes a simple and innovative method (student-involved demonstration approach, or SID) to teach the physiology of the vestibular apparatus to the undergraduate medical students.
  
  
  METHODS
  The current study describes a protocol where students engage in role-play sessions in the middle of the regular didactic lectures. Effectiveness of the sessions was later evaluated by using a questionnaire and by comparing the pre-SID and post-SID test results of the students.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The posttest score of the students was significantly higher than the pretest score, and this indicates the usefulness of SID sessions on enhancing the student learning in the class.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Students also found this method very interesting and useful in better understanding the physiology of the vestibular apparatus.
authors: Department of Physiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, International Centre for Health Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India. sareeshnn@yahoo.co.in
authors: Sareesh Naduvil
authors: SN
authors: Narayanan
authors: Raju Suresh
authors: RS
authors: Kumar
authors: Satheesha
authors: S
authors: Nayak
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D006801:Humans; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education; D016730:Program Development; D012381:Role Playing; D013337:Students, Medical; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000502:physiology*