Julie C Lauffenburger, Matthew F DiFrancesco, Gauri Bhatkhande, Katherine L Crum, Erin Kim, Ted Robertson, Rebecca Oran, Kaitlin E Hanken, Nancy Haff, Maxwell D Coll, Jerry Avorn, Niteesh K Choudhry
Pragmatic trial evaluating the impact of simulation training on high-risk prescribing to older adults by junior physicians
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
bedside teaching essential foster core clinical competences medical education especially neurology however bedside skills declining new concepts enhance effectiveness bedside teaching needed also view limited inperson teaching possibilities ongoing pandemic situation theoretical knowledge taught prior inperson sessions might allow better focus practical application aspects bedside teaching thus aimed answer question extent approach enhance effectiveness neurological bedside teaching prospective controlled study neurological bedside courses following traditional flipped classroom fc approach compared regards effects theoretical knowledge practical skills medical students evaluations obtained 161 students lecturers participating neurological bedside teaching course german university hospital october 2020 july 2021 students randomly assigned course dates however 74 students assigned course dates may july 2021 completed mandatory online preparation course prior bedside teaching students served interventional group ig remaining 87 students formed control group cg ratings knowledge skills provided students lecturers numerical rating scales served primary outcome measures moreover time needed recapitulate theoretical contents inperson teaching session assessed secondary outcome measure group comparisons performed using tstatistics theoretical knowledge upon entering course rated significantly higher ig students p 0001 lecturers p 0003 lecturers also rated practical skills students ig significantly higher p 0001 furthermore significantly less time needed recapitulate theoretical contents inperson session ig p 003 using fc approach enhances effectiveness inperson neurological bedside teaching thus concepts particularly valuable ongoing pandemic situation moreover might allow reuse elearning contents developed pandemic develop future bedside teaching concepts