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Trial reportMedicine2021

The usefulness of histopathology examples in teaching practical histology for medical students: A CONSORT-compliant randomized crossover trial.

Ali Al Khader, Hadeel Odeh, Muna A Salameh, Ezidin G Kaddumi, Mohamad Al-Saghbini, Fatima N Obeidat, Nisreen Abu Shahin, Nidal A Younes

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Trial report in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Ali Al KhaderDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-8453-3629
Hadeel OdehDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa applied university, Al-Salt, Jordan.
Muna A SalamehDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa applied university, Al-Salt, Jordan.
Ezidin G KaddumiDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa applied university, Al-Salt, Jordan.
Mohamad Al-SaghbiniDepartment of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan.
Fatima N ObeidatDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Nisreen Abu ShahinDepartment of Pathology and Microbiology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Nidal A YounesDean of Medicine, Al-Balqa Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTeaching histology as an image-intensive discipline is a major challenge to medical teachers. We compared knowledge retention and student preference after performing comparison-based and traditional methods of teaching practical histology.

methodsWe performed a crossover randomized controlled trial. Eighty nine first-year and 37 second-year medical students were randomly assigned to comparison-based or traditional classes in which PowerPoint slides were used. Each teaching approach was then switched to another group for a second tissue set. Quantitative assessment was performed using multiple-choice questions and a questionnaire.

resultsThe first-year students' overall examination scores were significantly higher in the comparison-based approach compared to the traditional approach for both tissue sets, with a large effect size. Interestingly, even for the second-year students, a significantly higher overall score for one set of tissue samples was observed in the comparison-based approach compared to the traditional approach. The students' responses to all the elements in the questionnaire were significantly in favor of the comparison-based approach.

conclusionOur findings indicate that the simple implementation of a few histopathology examples can yield a tremendous improvement in first-year medical students' understanding, enjoyment, and engagement in practical histology classes.

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Cross-Over StudiesEducation, Medical, UndergraduateHistologyHumansLearningMicroscopyTeaching

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PMID34449495
PMCPMC10545215

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