Does a combined technical and didactical training program improve the acceptance of student tutors in the dissection course? A prospective controlled randomized study

Student tutors in the dissection course are expected to meet high demands on their job. We developed a combined technical and didactical training on the basis of literature review and needs assessment. The three-week training program comprised dissection as well as presentation techniques, group dyn...

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Published in:Annals of anatomy Vol. 192; no. 6; pp. 361 - 365
Main Authors: Shiozawa, Thomas, Hirt, Bernhard, Celebi, Nora, Werner, Anne, Weyrich, Peter, Lammerding-Koeppel, Maria
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany Elsevier GmbH 20.12.2010
Subjects:
Adult
Anatomy
Anatomy - education
Curriculum - standards
Dissection - education
Educational Measurement - methods
Evaluation
Faculty - standards
Female
Germany
Humans
Male
Mentors - education
Peer Group
Peer teaching
Professional Competence
Program Evaluation - methods
Self-Assessment
Single-Blind Method
Students, Medical
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tutor training
Young Adult
Germany
Evaluation
Anatomy
Tutor training
Peer teaching
ISSN:0940-9602, 1618-0402, 1618-0402
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Summary:Student tutors in the dissection course are expected to meet high demands on their job. We developed a combined technical and didactical training on the basis of literature review and needs assessment. The three-week training program comprised dissection as well as presentation techniques, group dynamics and activating teaching methods. A randomized, controlled, single-blind study was set up to test whether there is a difference between the tutee's perception of the tutor competences, comparing trained and untrained tutors. A total of 10 trained and 10 untrained tutors (control group) were enlisted in the study. The acceptance of the training program was measured with a questionnaire (11 items, 5-point Likert scale) where the tutees rated the competences of the tutors. The tutees were assigned randomly to their tutor and blinded to his/her training. The tutees assessed the trained tutors better in all categories compared to the untrained tutors. A significantly better score ( p < 0.05) was stated for the categories “conveying basic dissection techniques” (4.31 ± 0.86 vs. 3.89 ± 1.05), “positive group atmosphere” (4.69 ± 0.73 vs. 4.44 ± 0.88), “learning support” (4.24 ± 1.03 vs. 3.79 ± 1.16) and “visualisation” (3.99 ± 1.11 vs. 3.56 ± 1.17). In self-assessment, the trained tutors rated themselves significantly better after the training compared to before in all categories. The specific training curriculum for tutors in the dissection course, focusing on the improvement of content knowledge, technical and didactical competencies, is well accepted by the tutees and tutors.
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ISSN:0940-9602
1618-0402
1618-0402
DOI:10.1016/j.aanat.2010.09.006