A community based Acute Gastroenteritis outbreak investigation in Senthaneerpuram, a semi-urban area,Tiruchirappalli Corporation, Tamil Nadu-India, 2016

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Table 1 Medical Students Category Pretest Posttest % change P-value Derm/PE/chronic diseases/GI(21 Qs) 58/105(55.2%) 90/105(85.7%) 30.5 < 0.0001 ID/demographics (9Qs) 25/45(55.6%) 38/45(84.4%) 28.8 0.0028 Table 2 Medical Residents Category Pretest Posttest % change P-value Derm/PE/chronic diseases/GI(21 Qs) 58/84(69.0%) 80/84(95.2%) 26.2 < 0.0001 ID/demographics (9Qs) 15/36(41.7%) 26/36(72.2%) 30.5 0.0088Methods & Materials: Medical students and residents participated in a health outreach trip to Yoro, Honduras, in June 2015. All learners took a pretest with questions pertaining to dermatology, physical exam, chronic diseases, GI, infectious diseases and demographics. They rotated through the following clinical stations: 1) dermatology/physical exam 2) screening for diabetes/hypertension 3) gastrointestinal issues. Once a learner had completed rotating through all of the stations they took a post-test survey. These data were evaluated for exam performance by learner type for core knowledge specific to the stations ("Derm/PE/chronic diseases/GI") and knowledge that was emphasized on the trip but not formally taught ("ID/demographics").Results: Tables 1 and 2 Conclusion: The effectiveness of educational activities associated with a Station Based care delivery model on short-term health outreach trips has never been formally assessed. This may serve as a useful tool in enhancing the educational value of outreach trips for medical students and residents.