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Anesthesiology Teaching during Undergraduation through an Academic League: what is the Impact in Students' Learning?
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PMID:  22248767     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Academic leagues have been consolidated as instruments of medical teaching and for the introducing of medical students to practice of specialties, including anesthesiology. As the role of leagues in the development process of competencies and learning of their students is not well known, the learning of members of an anesthesiology academic league was evaluated after participating in its activities for one year.
METHOD: Students of an anesthesiology academic league were followed up from March to December 2010 and evaluated through objective cognitive tests of multiple choice applied before the beginning of activities and after their conclusion. Attendance in activities and epidemiologic profile of students were correlated with the tests results.
RESULTS: Twenty medical students from 3(rd) to 6(th) year were analyzed, with an average age of 22.8 (21-26) years. The average participation in the proposed activities was 10.4/13 (80%). The average of right answers on the first test was 8.1/17 (47.6%), and 3(rd) year students had lower grades (p<0.02) compared with other students. In the post league test, the average of right answers was 11.9/17 (70%), showing an improvement in performance (p<0.05), and there was no difference between grades of different years of the medical undergraduation. A strong relationship between participation in activities and improved grades was found (r=0.719; p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: Students who participated in the league had improvement in knowledge evaluation tests, suggesting that the league is a useful teaching instrument that can provide improved learning of anesthesiology. Participation in activities was connected with improved performance. Activities developed in leagues may have a positive role in students' academic education, more specifically in this article, in anesthesiology.
Authors:
Alan Saito Ramalho; Felipe Duarte Silva; Tatiana Barboza Kronemberger; Regina Albanese Pose; Marcelo Luis Abramides Torres; Maria José Carvalho Carmona; José Otávio Costa Auler
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Revista brasileira de anestesiologia     Volume:  62     ISSN:  1806-907X     ISO Abbreviation:  Rev Bras Anestesiol     Publication Date:  2012 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-01-17     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401316     Medline TA:  Rev Bras Anestesiol     Country:  Brazil    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  63-73     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.
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Medical Student, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP).
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