. Soheila Shokrollahi; . Farzaneh Ashrafi; . Bijan Iraj; . Athar Omid; . Vahid Mansouri
Volume 12, Issue 9 , October 2022, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Role of multimedia training materials on Mini-CEX scores of internal medicineresidents. We aimed to assess the effect of multi multimedia training materials on Mini-CEX ...
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BACKGROUND: Role of multimedia training materials on Mini-CEX scores of internal medicineresidents. We aimed to assess the effect of multi multimedia training materials on Mini-CEX scoresof internal medicine residents of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.SETTINGS AND DESIGN: A quasi-experimental action research study on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-yearinternal medicine residents were implemented.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Mini-CEX test measures students’ performance in six core skillsnecessary for medical practice. Mini-CEX scores of 135 internal medicine residents in 2017–2018were compared before and after the training with prepared multimedia materials. We used repeatedmeasured ANOVA and Mann–Whitney U test to compare the distribution of Mini-CEX scores acrosscorresponding groups. Analysis was done using the SPSS software version 23 (IBM SPSS Statisticsfor Windows. Armonk, NY, USA: IBM Corp).RESULTS: The median Mini-CEX score (IQR) of students in preintervention and postinterventiongroups were 16.14 (5.19) and 19.62 (3.13), respectively. Findings of this study showed a significantincrease in mini-CEX scores of the groups who used the multimedia learning material compared tothose who did not use it (P < 0.001).CONCLUSIONS: Multimedia learning resources demonstrated a promising influence on internalresidents’ mini‑CEX scores in this study. They demonstrate significantly greater performance afterusing multimedia learning materials compared to their same‑year residents who did not benefit fromit. This demonstrates the favorable effect of multimedia on the acquisition of practical skills such asobtaining a history or performing a physical examination.