Ophthalmoscope and Otoscope Training in Family Medicine Residency

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center46 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Welch Allyn PanOptic Plus Ophthalmoscope with smartphone adaptor, and assess residents' opinions on acceptability and usability of the device and curriculum vs the conventional non-digital device used in current clinical practice.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Resident Education Digital Technology

Interventions

Digital Otoscope and OphthalmoscopeOTHER

The otoscope and ophthalmoscope will be used by residents to examine the eyes and ears under illumination and magnification during physical examinations.

Conventional otoscope and ophthalmoscopeOTHER

The otoscope and ophthalmoscope will be used by residents to examine the eyes and ears under illumination during physical examinations.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Resident in Penn States Family and Community Medicine Department Exclusion Criteria: * N/A

Locations (2)

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

Reading, Pennsylvania, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Resident Confidence Survey (Pre)

Survey will measure Resident's confidence. Survey will consist of 10 questions based on a Likert scale where a value of 1=not at all confident and 5=very confident. A score of 10 would indicate no confidence and a score of 50 would indicate complete confidence.

Time frame: 0 months

Resident Knowledge Survey (Post)

Survey will measure Resident's knowledge. Survey will consist of 12 questions based on a Likert scale where a value of 1=not at all confident and 5=very confident. A score of 12 would indicate absence of knowledge and a score of 60 would indicate complete knowledge.

Time frame: 3 months

Visual Identification of Images (Pre)

Residents will be shown 34 images of the eye and ear which they will need to correctly identify. Correct identification of 0 images = lowest score. Correct identification of 34 images = highest score.

Time frame: 0 months

Visual Identification of Images (Post)

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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