Use of Mini-CEX as Formative Assessment Tool in the Training of Undergraduate Medical Students in ENT Situation Analysis and the Way Forward.

Background: Mini-CEX assesses clinical competency and is mainly used as a formative assessment tool. Its use in postgraduate training is well documented. However, Mini-CEX would play a significant role in training undergraduate medical students, especially with the commencement of competency-based medical education in India.

Core Procedural Skills to be Taught for III-Year Undergraduate Medical Students: A Modified Delphi Study.

Introduction: While medical students are expected to learn procedural skills during their training, there is no consensus on their level of learning. Further, the most essential procedural skills across medical curricula which need to be taught during their III-year clinical posting are often not considered. The purpose of this study was to identify the core procedural skills needed to be taught during the III-year undergraduate medical students clinical posting.

A protocol to evaluate the effectiveness of competency-based simulation training modules on the educational outcomes among MBBS students - A mixed method study.

Background: The growing recognition of the importance of simulation-based training has been a present focus of medical education curriculum planners. This study aims to design, develop, implement, and evaluate the educational outcomes of training modules for a list of essential skills that MBBS students in a tertiary care teaching hospital in South India need to learn as part of their competency-based MBBS curriculum.

Materials And Methods: This sequential transformative mixed method study will be implemented in three phases: i) identification of essential skills for simulation-based training following the modified Delphi method, ii) development of skill training modules using ADDIE model of instructional design, implementation of the modules and collection of data on the educational outcomes and iii) a qualitative study involving in-depth interview and focus group discussion on understanding the potential for incorporating the modules into the present MBBS curriculum.

Developing Script Concordance Test Items in Otolaryngology to Improve Clinical Reasoning Skills: Validation using Consensus Analysis and Psychometrics.

Background: Script concordance testing is widely practiced to foster and assess clinical reasoning. Our study aimed to develop script concordance test (SCT) in the specialty of otolaryngology and test the validation using panel response pattern and consensus index.

Materials And Methods: The methodology was an evolving pattern of constructing SCTs, administering them to the panel members, and optimizing the panel with response patterns and consensus index.

Assessment of Readiness Toward Flipped Learning Among Novice Nursing Students on Fundamental Nursing Care in Puducherry, South India.

Background This study aimed to assess the readiness toward flipped learning (FL) among novice nursing students in fundamental nursing care in Puducherry, South India.  Methodology A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 176 first-year B.Sc.

An evidence of group discussion and problem-solving skills in MBBS freshers: Implications and applications.

Teachers need to follow adult learning principles and students need to have discussion and problem-solving skills for the use of active learning methods in classroom. We aimed to find out whether MBBS freshers had group discussion and problem-solving skills. A free group discussion session for problem-solving using adult learning principles was held during the foundation course for MBBS freshers.

Awareness, Knowledge, Attitude and Skills of Telemedicine among Health Professional Faculty Working in Teaching Hospitals.

Introduction: Telemedicine is an emerging technology in health sector in India. The success of any new technology depends on many factors including the knowledge and understanding of the concept, skills acquired, attitude towards technology and working environment by the concerned professionals.

Aim: The main objective of this study was to assess the awareness, knowledge, attitude and skills of telemedicine among the health professionals working in the teaching hospitals of Puducherry Region of India.