Authors : W Jesi, V Dhanalakshmi, T Padmavathi, P Rajavel Murugan
DOI : 10.18231/j.pjms.2023.068
Volume : 13
Issue : 2
Year : 2023
Page No : 357-361
Introduction: As per MCI’s new curriculum, insertion & removal of Intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is a competency to be acquired by an Indian Medical Graduate. Only few students get the opportunity to learn this skill in a real patient. Simulation based teaching could improve the opportunity to learn. Hence we have done this study to use papaya as a cost effective simulation model for teaching IUCD insertion & removal.
Materials and Methods: Institutional ethical committee approval was obtained and a workshop was conducted to all the 158 interns of Government Thoothukudi Medical College in groups of ten. Briefing and demonstration was done with an IUCD simulator. Then the students were given an opportunity to practice the procedure in papaya individually. Feedback was obtained from interns and teachers by a structured questionnaire and analyzed.
Results: The feedback was analyzed to assess the reaction, knowledge, fidelity and transfer of the knowledge by students and teachers. Skill developmentby the students before and after the training showed a significant rise (p < 0>
Conclusion: This hands-on training on IUCD insertion & removal using papaya is found to have high fidelity and is very useful for the students to acquire knowledge and skill and is also approved and appreciated by the teaching faculty. Hence this can be included regularly in the teaching schedule for final year students and in Intern orientation programs.
Keywords: Papaya, Uterus, Model, IUCD, Skill training, High fidelity