Imperial College London
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Professor Amir H Sam

Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Centre

Head of Imperial College School of Medicine, Professor
 
 
 
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148Reynolds BuildingCharing Cross Campus

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@article{Field:2019:10.2147/AMEP.S204435,
author = {Field, SM and Burstow, NJ and Owen, DR and Sam, SAH},
doi = {10.2147/AMEP.S204435},
journal = {Advances in Medical Education and Practice},
pages = {501--506},
title = {Using team-based revision to prepare medical students for the prescribing safety assessment},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S204435},
volume = {2019},
year = {2019}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - BackgroundThe Prescribing Safety Assessment (PSA) is an online assessment of safe and effective prescribing, taken by final-year UK medical students. To prepare students for the PSA, we used a modified form of team-based learning, team-based revision (TBR), in which students consolidate previously learned prescribing knowledge and skills across a broad range of topics. We evaluated students’ response to TBR and their perceptions of team working. MethodsEight TBR sessions based on the PSA blueprint were conducted over two days by three faculty members for final year medical students. During TBR sessions, students worked in small groups answering individual multiple-choice questions, followed by group multiple-choice questions. They subsequently answered open-ended questions in their groups, with answers written on a drug chart to increase authenticity. Students completed surveys using Likert-type items to determine views on TBR and their confidence in prescribing. ResultsThe majority of respondents agreed that the sessions were useful for preparation both for the PSA (82%) and Foundation Year 1 (78%). 92% agreed that using drug-charts aided learning. Prescribing confidence increased significantly after TBR (median pre-TBR: 2, post-TBR: 5, p<0.0001). TBR significantly improved attitudes towards ‘team experience’  (p<0.001), ‘team impact on quality of learning’ (p<0.01) and ‘team impact on clinical reasoning ability’ (p <0.001). ConclusionsTeam-based revision is a resource-efficient addition to undergraduate prescribing teaching and can help with preparation for the PSA. A short course of TBR was effective in influencing students’ attitudes towards teamwork.
AU  - Field,SM
AU  - Burstow,NJ
AU  - Owen,DR
AU  - Sam,SAH
DO  - 10.2147/AMEP.S204435
EP  - 506
PY  - 2019///
SN  - 1179-7258
SP  - 501
TI  - Using team-based revision to prepare medical students for the prescribing safety assessment
T2  - Advances in Medical Education and Practice
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S204435
UR  - https://www.dovepress.com/using-team-based-revision-to-prepare-medical-students-for-the-prescrib-peer-reviewed-article-AMEP
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/70704
VL  - 2019
ER  -
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