Dennis Bardoe, Daniel Hayford, Robert Bagngmen Bio, Jones Gyabeng
Challenges to the implementation of STEM education in the Bono East Region of Ghana
Heliyon
effective teaching assessment otologic examinations challenging current methods teaching otoscopy using traditional otoscopes significant limitations hypothesized use allinone video otoscopes provides students opportunity realtime faculty feedback repracticing skills increasing selfreported confidence otoscopy microskills competency checklist provided thirdyear medical students pediatric clerkship selfassess otoscopy technique patient examinations clinical preceptors assess provide feedback exams course two years collected data students randomly assigned train video otoscope traditional otoscope clerkship pre postclerkship surveys measured confidence performing otoscopy microskills making diagnosis documentation findings students trained video otoscope solicited postclerkship feedback experience using video otoscope preclerkship confidence differ groups video otoscope trained group significantly higher scores traditional otoscope trained group selfreported technical diagnostic microskills confidence questions items postclerkship students trained video otoscopes significant increase confidence microskills items pvalues0001 however confidence traditional otoscope trained group change time pvalues010 qualitative feedback video otoscope trained group reflected positive experiences regarding techniquepositioning feedback preceptors teaching otoscopy skills pediatric clerkship medical students using video otoscope significantly enhanced confidence compared training traditional otoscope 1 enabling preceptors students simultaneously visualize otoscopy findings 2 allowing preceptors provide realtime feedback 3 providing opportunity deliberate practice microskills encourage use video otoscopes augment student confidence selfefficacy training otoscopy