title: The comparison of the efficiency of traditional lectures to video-supported lectures within the training of the Emergency Medicine residents.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Recent developments in computer and video technology, multimedia resources enter quickest way possible into medical education and have started to gain popularity. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of video-supported lectures on leaning, with comparison to traditional lectures.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to lecture techniques, two separate groups; one is the traditional lectures group (TLG) and the other is video-supported lectures group (VSLG), are formed. While the TLG is offered a traditional lecture the VSLG is offered a video-supported lecture with imbedded videos which are related to the topics in the traditional lecture. Both study groups take pretest and posttest with MCQs (multiple choice questions) and OSCEs (objective structured clinical examination).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study includes 30 volunteer residents in Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine. No difference is observed between TGL and VSLG in pretest and posttest scores (p = 0.949, p = 0.580). And additionally, comparing the scores of both groups, we cannot observe any difference between the pretest OSCE scores of each group (p = 0.300), however posttest OSCE scores shows a dramatic odd in-between (p = 0.010). When pretest MCQs and posttest MCQs mean scores are compared, both tests (TLG, VSLG) has not any significant difference (p=0.949, p = 0.580). Nevertheless, after comparing OSCEs pretest and posttest mean scores, we can see significant difference in mean scores of both (TLG, VSLG), (p = 0.011, p = 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Taken into consideration, the findings of this study shows possibility of improving educational techniques to acquire clinical skills by using local resources and low-cost technology.
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Balcova, 35340 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aydın
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarıhan
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Balcova, 35340 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Neşe Colak
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Oray
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Balcova, 35340 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Birdal
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Güllüpınar
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Balcova, 35340 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yanturali
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Balcova, 35340 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ridvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Atilla
authors.affiliation: Dokuz Eylul University, School of Medicine, Medical Education Department, Balcova, 35340 Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Musal
keywords: ATLS training; Lecture techniques; Medical education; Teaching method; Video-supported lecture