Trial reportJournal of graduate medical education2020
Why Not a Podcast? Assessing Narrative Audio and Written Curricula in Obstetrical Neurology.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Exploring the impact, challenges, and integration of podcasts in patient education: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Listening to Learn: What Breast Cancer Podcasts Teach Patients.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- 'Scrub up': assessing how a gynaecology podcast can enhance the learning of medical students, a mixed-methods study.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Creation of the ECHO Idaho Podcast: Tutorial and Pilot Assessment.JMIR medical education · 2025Article
- Embracing the (r)evolution of social media and digital scholarship in pediatric nephrology education.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2024Review
- Virtual Versus Light Microscopy Usage among Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analytic Evidence in Medical Education.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The power of podcasts: Exploring the endless possibilities of audio education and information in medicine, healthcare epidemiology, and antimicrobial stewardship.Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE · 2023Article
- Guidelines: The Do's, Don'ts and Don't Knows of Creating Open Educational Resources.Perspectives on medical education · 2023Article
- Podcasting as a Learning Tool in Medical Education: Prior to and During the Pandemic PeriodBalkan medical journal · 2022Review
- Learning Through Listening: A Scoping Review of Podcast Use in Medical Education.Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges · 2022Article
- Podcast-Based Learning in Otolaryngology: Availability, Breadth, and Comparison with Other Specialties.The Laryngoscope · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedical podcasts have the potential to educate residents and fellows in specialized or uncommon disciplines, but the acceptability and benefits of educational podcasts are unclear.
objectiveWe compared knowledge acquisition and engagement of audio-only (podcast) versus written curricular formats and assessed podcast feasibility and uptake for teaching obstetrical neurology to residents and fellows.
methodsKey concepts in obstetrical neurology were developed into parallel case-based modules: written reviews and podcasts interwove patient and expert voices with narration. In 2017, we tested this curriculum among 60 volunteer residents and fellows in obstetrics and gynecology, neurology, emergency medicine, internal medicine, and family medicine training programs at a single institution. Participants took content-based pretests, were randomized, and then completed written (n = 32) or podcast (n = 28) modules, and finally, completed posttests and feedback questionnaires.
resultsAmong all participants, there was an increase in immediate posttest scores compared with pretest scores (46 of 60, 77% ± 17% pretest versus 56 of 60, 93% ± 10% posttest,
conclusionsWritten and podcast curricula improved immediate knowledge similarly, but the narrative-style podcasts were perceived as more enjoyable by residents and fellows from several specialties, suggesting narrative podcasting can be an engaging and feasible educational alternative for trainees to acquire information.
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