Introduction of short video-based bedside teaching module as an adjunct to traditional teaching for refining clinical examination skills among undergraduate students in general surgery: A pilot study

Background: Despite documented deficiencies in clinical skills, medical school and residency curricula do not emphasize clinical skills teaching or assessment. Methodology: A Pilot Educational interventional study with a control and an intervention group with 72 participants in each group was conducted with intervention using validated short video-based module for breast examination skill teaching and assessment was done using Mini CEX before and after intervention and results were compared with statistical analysis. Results: In Mini CEX2: The Intervention group demonstrated a higher mean score (5.96 ± 1.11) compared to the Non-Intervention group (5.53 ± 1.01)( P=0.022) .In Mini CEX3: The mean score in the Intervention group (6.39 ± 1.13) was significantly higher than in the Non-Intervention group (6.01 ± 1.04), (P = 0.018).Within-group comparisons of scores across the three assessments showed highly significant improvements over time for both groups (P < 0.001). Conclusion: Short video-based module for breast examination can be used as an adjunct to traditional teaching with improved confidence and knowledge retention among undergraduate students.