TY - JOUR
T1 - Interactive Learning Modules with Visual Feedback Improve Resident Learning in Colposcopy
AU - Nelson, Erin L.
AU - Knudtson, Jennifer F.
N1 - Funding Information:
The study was supported by the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, through Grant Number KL2 TR001118 (to J.F.K.). The project described was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Children Health and Development, National Institutes of Health, through Grant Number K23 HD097307 (to J.F.K.). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. © 2020, ASCCP DOI: 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000515
Publisher Copyright:
© Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - Objective The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology have milestones and/or competencies relating to colposcopy; however, the optimal way to reach these objectives is not proscribed and left to individual programs. Here, we aim to assess resident skill, confidence levels, perceived level of knowledge, and satisfaction with colposcopic training before and after implementation of a new interactive learning module with visual feedback. Materials and Methods A new online educational intervention was developed by the author (E.L.N.) based on adult learning theory and introduced into our obstetrics and gynecology resident colposcopy curriculum in July 2014. We assessed performance on an objective competency examination administered at baseline and repeated after 6 months of our 24 residents. In addition, we assessed resident confidence levels, perceived level of knowledge, and satisfaction with training before and 6 months after intervention. Results Scores on a national online examination improved after the intervention (p =.014). Significant improvements on the examination were seen in the sections of medical knowledge (p =.031) and management (p =.011). Residents' perceived knowledge increased significantly after the intervention (p =.030). Conclusions Learning outcomes improved after introduction of a novel teaching intervention.
AB - Objective The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology have milestones and/or competencies relating to colposcopy; however, the optimal way to reach these objectives is not proscribed and left to individual programs. Here, we aim to assess resident skill, confidence levels, perceived level of knowledge, and satisfaction with colposcopic training before and after implementation of a new interactive learning module with visual feedback. Materials and Methods A new online educational intervention was developed by the author (E.L.N.) based on adult learning theory and introduced into our obstetrics and gynecology resident colposcopy curriculum in July 2014. We assessed performance on an objective competency examination administered at baseline and repeated after 6 months of our 24 residents. In addition, we assessed resident confidence levels, perceived level of knowledge, and satisfaction with training before and 6 months after intervention. Results Scores on a national online examination improved after the intervention (p =.014). Significant improvements on the examination were seen in the sections of medical knowledge (p =.031) and management (p =.011). Residents' perceived knowledge increased significantly after the intervention (p =.030). Conclusions Learning outcomes improved after introduction of a novel teaching intervention.
KW - cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
KW - colposcopic directed biopsy
KW - colposcopy
KW - medical education
KW - resident education
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U2 - 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000515
DO - 10.1097/LGT.0000000000000515
M3 - Article
C2 - 32108121
AN - SCOPUS:85083002773
VL - 24
SP - 215
EP - 220
JO - Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease
JF - Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease
SN - 1089-2591
IS - 2
ER -