Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
LP7 - 06
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Poster
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Student
Affiliation
Title
How a Web app helps medical students practise for the OSCEs
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
Medical students, while preparing for the OSCEs, feel the need to practise their medical interview in real time with their peers. However, for an individual, creating such clinical scenarios requires a significant amount of time and effort and can increase the exam-related stress. Therein, the Groupe de perfectionnement des habiletés cliniques (GPHC) at Université Laval (UL) felt a need for an alternative study tool that would allow students to properly practise for the OSCEs.
Summary of the Innovation
Our committee launched a Web app in 2015 which provides students with 240 clinical cases for practice. The cases, organized in systems and reasons for consultation, contain all the required sections of a complete medical interview. Three years later, the committee established a partnership with pharmacists to create pharmacology multiple-choice questions which currently add up to 228. Sections on a physical exam and medical notes are the most recent additions to the app.
Conclusion
The app has been immensely popular amongst UL students. In fact, in a recent limited survey, 99.3% of responders stated that they would recommend the app to another medical student in their program. Some faculty members decided last year to use the platform as part of their weekly classes. With members from four medical schools in Quebec, our web app not only promotes innovation and the development of effective educational tools, but also encourages collaboration between students and teachers from the medical community.
Keyword 1
OSCE
Keyword 2
Web app
Keyword 3
E-learning
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Teaching and learning
Teaching and Learning
- Clinical Skills
- Collaborative/Peer to Peer
- Distance Learning
- E-Learning/Technology
- Feedback
Additional Theme (First choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Samuel Leduc
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
