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Reflection and Feedback in Clinical Reasoning

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Educational Problems
Interventions
Other: Reflection and feedback
Other: Lecture
Registration Number
NCT03472001
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

Medical students' abilities to diagnose skin lesions after dermatology electives often remain unsatisfactory despite a dermatology elective being one of the most effective ways to improve their clinical reasoning. Feedback and reflection are two basic teaching methods used in clinical settings. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of structured reflection and immediate feedback in improving of medical students' evaluation of skin lesions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
87
Inclusion Criteria
  • Fourth-year medical students at Seoul National University College of Medicine
  • Students taking 2-week dermatology elective courses
Exclusion Criteria
  • Students who do not complete the whole course

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Training groupReflection and feedback2-hour training based on reflection and feedback
Lecture groupLecture1-hour lecture
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diagnostic accuracy in the training setAt the end of a 2-week dermatology elective

Mean score of the training set (number of correct answers)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Diagnostic accuracy in the control setAt the end of a 2-week dermatology elective

Mean score of the control set (number of correct answers)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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