TY - JOUR
T1 - The effectiveness of the structured clinical instruction module
AU - Blue, Amy V.
AU - Stratton, Terry D.
AU - Plymale, Margaret
AU - DeGnore, Lisa T.
AU - Schwartz, Richard W.
AU - Sloan, David A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported in part by NIH Grant CA 66841.
PY - 1998/7
Y1 - 1998/7
N2 - BACKGROUND: The Structured Clinical Instruction Module (SCIM) provides students with a structured educational experience related to clinical skills on a single clinical topic. This study examined the effect of the SCIM on students' performances on breast stations in an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). METHODS: Three student groups each experienced a different type of instruction about breast care and treatment (condition A = lecture; condition B = nine-station SCIM, lecture, and manual; and condition C = five-station SCIM). All students subsequently participated in a surgery OSCE that included standardized patient stations on taking a breast history and performing breast examinations. RESULTS: One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests consistently found that the mean scores of students in conditions B and C were significantly (P <0.05) higher than those of students in condition A. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the SCIM is an effective patient-based standardized instructional program that enhances the instruction of clinical skills to students.
AB - BACKGROUND: The Structured Clinical Instruction Module (SCIM) provides students with a structured educational experience related to clinical skills on a single clinical topic. This study examined the effect of the SCIM on students' performances on breast stations in an objective structured clinical examination (OSCE). METHODS: Three student groups each experienced a different type of instruction about breast care and treatment (condition A = lecture; condition B = nine-station SCIM, lecture, and manual; and condition C = five-station SCIM). All students subsequently participated in a surgery OSCE that included standardized patient stations on taking a breast history and performing breast examinations. RESULTS: One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests consistently found that the mean scores of students in conditions B and C were significantly (P <0.05) higher than those of students in condition A. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the SCIM is an effective patient-based standardized instructional program that enhances the instruction of clinical skills to students.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00109-3
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00109-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 9683137
AN - SCOPUS:0032126186
SN - 0002-9610
VL - 176
SP - 67
EP - 70
JO - American Journal of Surgery
JF - American Journal of Surgery
IS - 1
ER -