ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021
Messaging apps use in undergraduate medical education: The case of National Medical Unified Examination.
Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05520671 (Evaluating TESLA-G, a Gamified, Telegram-delivered, Quizzing Platform for Surgical Education in Medical Students), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Evaluating TESLA-G, a Gamified, Telegram-delivered, Quizzing Platform for Surgical Education in Medical Students: a Protocol for a Pilot Randomised Controlled Trial
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of armed conflict on health professionals' education and training in Syria: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
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- The Use of Telegram in Surgical Education: Exploratory Study.JMIR medical education · 2022Article
- Design of a novel smartphone-based photostress recovery time test for detecting abnormalities in the macula. A cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The Internet and social media became an integral aspect of our life. WhatsApp has the potential to increase collaboration, problem-solving, networking, easily sharing ideas, and study material among medical students. In order to achieve a more student-centered learning environment. Three months before the National Unified Medical Examination (NUME), the Faculty of Medicine of Syrian Private University deanship created a special WhatsApp group included students preparing for October 2018. NUME and university academic staff and professors from different specialties. We assessed the effect of the WhatsApp group on the academic performance measured by NUME grades. We conclude that WhatsApp Messenger groups have a positive effect on the NUME score. More participation in the group correlated with more NUME scores. It may be an important measure especially in the era of Social Distancing during COVID-19 pandemic as frequent and large classes are avoided as much as possible.
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