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ArticleFrontiers in medicine2024

Teaching medical students hematopathology: a randomized crossover study comparing direct inspection by light microscope versus projected images.

Sultan Alqahtani, Sami Al-Nasser, Sajida Agha, Mohamud S Mohamud

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Article in Frontiers in 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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Sultan AlqahtaniDepartment of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sami Al-NasserKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Sajida AghaKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamud S MohamudDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Background: Students' ability to diagnose various blood disorders could be substantially improved by continuously reviewing approaches toward teaching hematology. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of light microscopes and projected images on students' learning and determine medical students' perception of these teaching methods. Methods: A randomized trial was conducted using a crossover design. Two groups, each with 30 students, were subjected to teaching methods based on light microscopes and projected images alternatively. Results: No differences were found in the two study groups' baseline characteristics, such as median age, sex, and prior academic performance, as well as in the pre-test scores. Post-test scores were significantly higher among students subjected to the projection method than in the control group (Mean ± SD = 9.8 ± 1.7 vs. 5.1 ± 1.3, Conclusion: The projection-based teaching method is more effective in improving knowledge and achieving intended learning outcomes. Students tend to prefer the projection method over the laboratory-based method and perceive it as an effective method to enhance their learning of hematology.

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hematopathologylight microscopymedical educationprojection methodrandomized crossover

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PMID39257894
PMCPMC11385680

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