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Comparison of Educational Methods for Teaching Peripheral Blood Smears

NCT02435316 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2023-03-29

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Summary

This is a prospective, randomized controlled, crossover trial comparing the effectiveness one two curricular designs to teaching peripheral blood smears to residents.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Case vignette-based teaching of cell recognition

Intervention group members will be taught peripheral blood smears by using power point slides and utilizing additive microskills using the compare/ contrast technique to recognize various cell types. Memory will be reinforced by using cases to help recognize the clinical importance of learning about individual cell types.

OTHER

Compare-contrast basic science teaching of cell recognition

The control group will be given a traditional 60-minute lecture using board review questions with accompanying pictures of peripheral blood smears, without explaining individual cell type.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Reading Hospital and Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anthony Donato, MD · The Reading Hospital and Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
26 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2013-02-12

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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