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TITLE:

EFFICACY OF TRAUMA EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT (TEAM) COURSE FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS IN PAKISTAN

AUTHORS:

Dr. Amber Salman, Dr. Faiza Hanif, Dr. Sehar Saba Samuel

ABSTRACT:

Objectives: To assess the immediate effect of TEAM on trauma related knowledge of undergraduate medical students and to highlight the stakeholders’ acceptability of TEAM for trauma training of undergraduate medical students Methods: Effectiveness of TEAM® course in terms of knowledge gain was assessed using 20-item-MCQs at three different timings to three cohorts of medical students from year 2017 (Group A), 2018 (Group B) and 2019 (Group C). Group A attempted the test after traditional teaching in wards, Group B attempted it after reading books and videos of TEAM®, along with traditional trauma teaching. Finally Group C attempted the test after TEAM® course along with videos and books. Students and faculty also filled evaluation questionnaire for their acceptability assessment. Kruskal-Wallis Test was applied for comparison between scores of the three groups. The evaluation questionnaire of students as well as for faculty was evaluated by determining frequencies and percentages. Results: A statistically significant difference is found after comparing the scores of the three groups (p< 0.00). More than 85% of the students were of a view that this course would help in their future practice and application. Similarly, 80% of the faculty would prefer to be involved in TEAM® teaching in future. Conclusion: There is an improvement in trauma cognitive knowledge, after the TEAM® program. Students and faculty strongly supported its introduction in the undergraduate curriculum and hence acceptable to both.