Effective retention of primary survey skills by medical students after participation in an expanded Trauma Evaluation and Management course

The Trauma Evaluation and Management (TEAM) module orients medical students to the initial assessment of an injured patient. At the Medical College of Wisconsin, a course based on expanded TEAM (eTEAM) was developed for junior medical students. This study determined whether eTEAM improved the abilit...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2006-02, Vol.191 (2), p.276-280
Main Authors: Li, Mona S., Brasel, Karen J., Schultz, David, Falimirski, Mark E., Stafford, Renae E., Somberg, Lewis B., Weigelt, John A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Airway management
ATLS
Biological and medical sciences
Catheters
Core curriculum
Curriculum
Data Collection
General aspects
Health participants
Hospitals
Injuries
Managerial skills
Medical schools
Medical sciences
Medical students
OSCE
Physicians
Primary survey
Principles
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Retention
Retention (Psychology)
Skills
Students, Medical - psychology
Surgery
Surgical education
Trauma
Trauma care
Traumatology - education
Ultrasonic imaging
Wisconsin
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Summary:The Trauma Evaluation and Management (TEAM) module orients medical students to the initial assessment of an injured patient. At the Medical College of Wisconsin, a course based on expanded TEAM (eTEAM) was developed for junior medical students. This study determined whether eTEAM improved the ability to perform and retain primary survey skills. Objective Structured Clinical Examination methodology was used to compare 2 groups of senior medical students 1 year after receiving either a 2-hour lecture or eTEAM. Students receiving eTEAM performed the primary survey much better than those receiving lecture alone. The overall Objective Structured Clinical Examination scores did not differ between groups. Medical students participating in eTEAM retained the ability to perform a primary survey in proper sequence 1 year later better than students receiving the information in lecture format only.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.08.033