Key result
An ECG mini-course significantly improved year-end skills assessment scores for third-year medical students compared to those who did not take the course (25.7 vs 20.1, p=0.0001).
Why the study?
Does an ECG mini-course improve ECG interpretation skills in third-year medical students?
Observational
Yes
Does an ECG mini-course improve ECG interpretation skills in third-year medical students?
Absolute Event Rate: 25.7% vs 20.1%
p-value: p=0.0001
An ECG mini-course implemented in a community-based clerkship significantly improved third-year medical students' ECG interpretation skills.
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Supports ECG mini-courses in clerkships; hypothesis-generating pending randomized confirmation of skill retention.
Laura Zakowski Dean Keller (2000) conducted an observational in Medical students lacking ECG interpretation skills. ECG mini-course vs. No ECG mini-course was evaluated on Scores on a year-end skills assessment (p=0.0001). An ECG mini-course significantly improved year-end skills assessment scores for third-year medical students compared to those who did not take the course (25.7 vs 20.1, p=0.0001).
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