title: Adding Live-Streaming to Recorded Lectures in a Non-Distributed Pre-Clerkship Medical Education Model.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Live-streaming video has had increasing uses in medical education, especially in distributed education models. The literature on the impact of live-streaming in non-distributed education models, however, is scarce.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the attitudes towards live-streaming and recorded lectures as a resource to pre-clerkship medical students in a non-distributed medical education model.
  
  
  METHODS
  First and second year medical students were sent a voluntary cross-sectional survey by email, and were asked questions on live-streaming, recorded lectures and in person lectures using a 5-point Likert and open answers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 118 responses (54% response rate), the data suggested that both watching recorded lectures (Likert 4.55) and live-streaming lectures (4.09) were perceived to be more educationally valuable than face-to-face attendance of lectures (3.60). While responses indicated a statistically significant increase in anticipated classroom attendance if both live-streaming and recorded lectures were removed (from 63% attendance to 76%, p =0.002), there was no significant difference in attendance if live-streaming lectures were removed but recorded lectures were maintained (from 63% to 66%, p=0.76).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The addition of live-streaming lectures in the pre-clerkship setting was perceived to be value added to the students. The data also suggests that the removal of live-streaming lectures would not lead to a statistically significant increase in classroom attendance by pre-clerkship students.
authors.affiliation: Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: Amanjot
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.affiliation: Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: Aviva
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fliker
authors.affiliation: Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: Darren
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Leitao
authors.affiliation: Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: Jodi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Canada.
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gooi
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004501:Education, Medical; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D017145:Models, Educational; D013337:Students, Medical; D014741:Video Recording
keywords: Attendance; Lectures; Medical Education; Medical Student; Pre-clerkship; Video Streaming