Learning the simple skin suture is part of the surgical basics required for all medical students, including future general practitioners. However, there is no data in the educational literature to help choose the best learning technique. Several teams have offered video learning showing the correct technique. Level n+1 peer learning was also proposed, without and with supervision by an expert. The investigators propose to carry out a prospective study comparing the quality of sutures and knowledge according to the chosen learning method.
Send to medical student a teaching package two weeks before simulation session to practice skin suture. There are 4 teaching packages related to 4 interventional groups The skin suture performed by medical students are recorded on video. 1 video per medical student. The skin sutures recorded in these video are rated by two blinded expert with evaluation grid. After the simulation session, the students complete knowledge, self-confidence, satisfaction and mental load questionnaires
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
200
Powerpoint on indication of skin suture and tutor for the skill to perform skin suture
Video showing skill to perform a skin suture
Video showing errors of skin suture
CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
RECRUITINGquality of skin suture
Quality of suture on anonymized video recording during the assessment day, rated by the blinded expert using an evaluation grid evaluation grid is made up of 14 items from the litterature the minimum value is: 0 (worse outcome) and maximum value is: 15 points (better outcome)
Time frame: 15 days after simulation session
knowledge of student
8 multiple choice questions (5 items per MCQ); the minimum value is: 0 (worse outcome) and maximum value is: 8 points (better outcome)
Time frame: 15 days after simulation session
self-confidence of student
self evaluation with a Likert scale (5points); point 0 corresponds to "no confidence"; point 5 corresponds to "total confidence"
Time frame: 15 days after simulation session
mental load of student
self evaluation with a Likert scale (9points); point 0 corresponds to "very low"; point 9 corresponds to "very high"
Time frame: 15 days after simulation session
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