Self-Directed Interactive Video-Based Instruction Versus Instructor-Led Teaching for Myanmar House Surgeons: A Randomized, Noninferiority Trial

Albert Thein Lwin, Thein Lwin, Phyu Naing, Yee Oo, David Kidd, Marcelo Cerullo, Joshua Posen, Kyaw Hlaing, Gayane Yenokyan, Kyi Kyi Thinn, Zaw Wai Soe, Kent A. Stevens

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Abstract

Objective: To compare self-directed interactive video-based instruction (IVBI) with instructor-led teaching in the acquisition of basic surgical skills by House Surgeons at University of Medicine 1, Yangon. Design: A prospective, 1:1 randomized controlled trial was conducted. Participants were randomized into 2 teaching arms: (1) self-directed IVBI or (2) instructor-led teaching. Self-directed IVBI participants were provided with a portable DVD player that could play, fast forward, rewind, and skip through skills modules. Participants in the instructor-led teaching group were taught in small groups by standardized instructors. Pretesting and posttesting of 1-handed knot tie, 2-handed knot tie, vertical mattress suture, and instrument tie was performed using the Objective Structured Assessment of Technical Skills (OSATS). Students randomized to self-directed IVBI completed an exit survey to assess satisfaction. Demographic data were collected of all participants. Setting: University of Medicine 1, Yangon, Myanmar. Participants: Fifty participants were randomly selected from 78 eligible House Surgeons who were enrolled in their basic surgery rotation. Results: Demographic characteristics and baseline skills were comparable in participants randomized to IVBI and instructor-led teaching. Mean OSATS score increased from pretest to posttest in both groups (p < 0.001). The mean posttest OSATS score of the IVBI group was 0.72 points below that of the instructor-led teaching group (90% CI: −3.8 to 5.2), with the 90% CI falling below the a priori noninferiority margin, satisfying criteria for noninferiority. More than 90% of students marked either “agree” or “strongly agree” to the following statements on the exit survey: further expansion of IVBI into other skills modules and integration of IVBI into training curriculum. Conclusion: IVBI is noninferior to instructor-led teaching of surgical skills based on OSATS scores. House Surgeons highly rated self-directed IVBI. Self-directed IVBI has the potential to significantly reduce the personnel required for skills teaching and may serve as a long-term learning adjunct in low-resource settings.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)238-246
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of surgical education
Volume75
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2018

Keywords

  • Medical Knowledge
  • Patient Care
  • Practice-Based Learning and Improvement
  • global surgery
  • knot tying
  • medical education
  • self-directed interactive video-based instruction
  • suturing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Education

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