A LUMP MODEL FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS' CLINICAL EVALUATION.

S A Ademola, A I Michael, A O Takure, T A Lawal

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Article in Annals of Ibadan postgraduate medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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S A AdemolaDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

A I MichaelDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

A O TakureDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

T A LawalDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine. University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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Abstract

Introduction: Soft tissue masses are commonly encountered in surgical and general medical practice. The graduating medical student should therefore be competent in the physical examination of a lump. Paucity of real patients makes it paramount that models be used for teaching and evaluation. This study purposed to describe the perception of graduating medical students to the use of a low-cost lump model for Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of final year medical students who participated in a surgery OSCE utilizing an innovative low-cost lump model. Results: One hundred and sixty students undertook the OSCE examination while 130 (81.3%) students completed the survey questionnaire. One hundred and forty students (87.5%) passed (score Conclusion: The medical students had a positive perception to the use of the model. However, further refinements would be needed for more signs to be demonstrable.

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Lump modelMedical studentsObjective structured clinical examinationSimulation

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