BACKGROUND: Role of multimedia training materials on Mini-CEX scores of internal medicine residents. We aimed to assess the effect of multi multimedia training materials on Mini-CEX scores of internal medicine residents of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A quasi-experimental action research study on 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd -year internal medicine residents were implemented. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Mini-CEX test measures students' performance in six core skills necessary for medical practice. Mini-CEX scores of 135 internal medicine residents in 2017–2018 were compared before and after the training with prepared multimedia materials. We used repeated measured ANOVA and Mann–Whitney U test to compare the distribution of Mini-CEX scores across corresponding groups. Analysis was done using the SPSS software version 23 (IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows. Armonk, NY, USA: IBM Corp). RESULTS: The median Mini-CEX score (IQR) of students in preintervention and postintervention groups were 16.14 (5.19) and 19.62 (3.13), respectively. Findings of this study showed a significant increase in mini-CEX scores of the groups who used the multimedia learning material compared to those who did not use it ( P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Multimedia learning resources demonstrated a promising influence on internal residents' mini-CEX scores in this study. They demonstrate significantly greater performance after using multimedia learning materials compared to their same-year residents who did not benefit from it. This demonstrates the favorable effect of multimedia on the acquisition of practical skills such as obtaining a history or performing a physical examination.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
customersupport@researchsolutions.com
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.