Results of our 6-months training of ECG diagnosis for the first-year postgraduate medical trainees.
- VernacularTitle:研修医に対して卒直後より６か月間施行した心電図実習の成果
- Author:
Kanji IGA
;
Hiroyasu ISHIMARU
;
Kazuhiro HATTA
;
Satoshi NISHIMURA
;
Takanobu IMANAKA
;
Reizo KUSUKAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
electrocardiography;
post-graduate medical education
- From:Medical Education
1998;29(2):97-100
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
We have conducted weekly 40-minute training session of ECG diagnosis for lst-year postgraduate medical trainees for 6 months. Their abilities to read ECGs were tested before and after training sessions. Before training (just after graduation from medical school) they were able to diagnose typical ECGs if each tracing had only one abnormality and if enough time was given for interpretation. However, they frequently misdiagnosed even ECGs that they had correctly diagnosed on pre-tests if they were presented with many other ECGs and the time for interpretation was limited. Post-tests by students and teachers showed that our training of systematic and orderly reading of ECGs has enabled students to describe ECG findings fairly accurately but could not teach them to diagnose underlying cardiac disorders.
