The simulated Trauma Patient Teaching Module--does it improve student performance?

Background: Student feedback from the old TEAM (Trauma Evaluation and Management) program prompted introduction of simulated trauma patient models in the new program. Performance after the new and old programs was compared to assess the impact of the simulated patient models.

Methods: Final year medical students randomly assigned to control and experimental groups completed a 20-item trauma multiple choice questionnaire examination (MCQE).

Teaching effectiveness of the trauma evaluation and management module for senior medical students.

Background: The Trauma Evaluation and Management (TEAM) module was devised by the American College of Surgeons for teaching senior medical students trauma management principles. This article reports on the teaching effectiveness of this module.

Method: Cognitive skills (by 20 item multiple-choice question examination on trauma topics) and clinical trauma management skills performance, using the Objective Structured Clinical Examination, were compared between two groups of 16 randomly selected final year medical students who had completed the standard curriculum including trauma topics.