Evaluation of a Simulation Training Tool to Identify Lesions Requiring Further Screening for Melanoma

N/ACompletedNCT01191294

Northwestern University270 enrolled

Overview

The investigators will design a curriculum for visual screening for melanoma and skin biopsy procedure, based on the mastery learning model, using simulators and web-based didactic instruction for medical students and internal medicine residents. This requires having a skin simulation model that presents a range of lesions from benign nevus to atypical nevus to melanoma in a distribution and density that mimics the clinical findings of those with 2 skin tones: fair-skin non- Hispanic white and Hispanic.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

270

Conditions

Skin Simulation Model Mastery Learning Model to Simulation Training for Visual Screening for Melanoma and Skin Biopsy

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 89 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Medical student in his primary care clerkship at Northwestern University Exclusion Criteria: * Not a medical student in his primary care clerkship at Northwestern University

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Simulation curriculum for screening for melanoma

To design a curriculum for visual screening for melanoma and skin biopsy procedure, based on the mastery learning model, using simulators and web-based didactic instruction for medical students and internal medicine residents

Time frame: 1 year

Secondary Outcomes

Change in melanoma detection skills

To measure changes in medical student and resident skills before and after the intervention, and determine if students achieve the zero error rate in recognizing the melanomas, namely no false negatives.

Time frame: 1 hour