Examination of Training Methods for Basic Clinical Skills Before Bedside Learning: Comparison Between Fixed-Instructor and Rotation Systems
- VernacularTitle:臨床実習開始前の基本的臨床技能教育における実習法の検討―担任制とローテーション制との比較―
- Author:
Koichi MAEDA
;
Shinichi FUJIMOTO
;
Daisuke DANNO
;
Reiko MIZUNO
;
Masatoshi KANNO
;
Masahiko MATSUMURA
;
Takashi FUJIMOTO
;
Shinobu NAKAMURA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
basic clinical skills;
objective structured clinical examination;
training methods
- From:Medical Education
2005;36(3):193-198
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
To evaluate training methods for basic clinical skills before bedside learning, we used questionnaires to ask students and instructors their opinions about the fixed-instructor system, in which one instructor teaches the entire course, and the rotation system, in which instructors share responsibilities for teaching according to their specialty. Students had positive impressions of training with both systems. Many students felt that communication with in structors was good inthe fixed-instructor system and that the specialized education provided by multiple instructors was good in the rotation system. However, students expressed dissatisfaction about differences in educational content between the systems. Instructors believed an advantage of the fixed-instructor system was that skills learned could be applied to all medical fields, whereas the rotation system made teaching easier because it was specialized. On the basis of this investigation, we conclude that training should establish good communication between instructors and students and should include the required educational contents. We also found that unifying educational contents is difficult, regardless of the training system. Few reports about educational methods used to teach basic clinical skills have been published in Japan, but studies focusing on this issue are becoming increasingly necessary.
