Effect of Hand-off Skills Training for Students During the Medicine Clerkship

George Washington University95 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an educational intervention on handoffs implemented during the third year of medical school. It also assesses whether these skills are maintained over time into their fourth year of training and whether there is transfer from the simulated setting into the clinical environment.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Patient Handoff

Interventions

Handoff WorkshopOTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Third Year Medicine Clerks Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

The George Washington University School of Medicine; The George Washington University Hospital

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Evaluate workshop effectiveness of students undergoing the intervention, rated before and after the workshop utilizing standardized cases and a validated Handoff Rating Scale.

Time frame: up to 45 minutes post-intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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