Protocol for mixed-method systematic review of urology in medical school education
Introduction Throughout clinical practice, most doctors will encounter patients with urological conditions. Inclusion of urological topics within medical school curriculums is important to allow doctors to effectively diagnose and manage these conditions, independently and with support from urologis...
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| author | Trent Pattenden Dhanika Samaranayake Andrew Morton Isaac Thangasamy |
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| description | Introduction Throughout clinical practice, most doctors will encounter patients with urological conditions. Inclusion of urological topics within medical school curriculums is important to allow doctors to effectively diagnose and manage these conditions, independently and with support from urologists. Awareness of urological education interventions and their effectiveness is essential for improving the quality and outcomes of medical student education. No systematic review of medical school education interventions on urological topics has previously been conducted. This mixed-method systematic review will assess the effectiveness of medical school education interventions on urological topics.Methods and analysis This mixed-methods systematic review will include qualitative and quantitative studies involving education interventions or practices regarding urological topics conducted within a medical school curriculum. Studies regarding other curriculums including premedical education, junior doctor prevocational education or vocational urological training will be excluded. A search of CINAHL, ERIC, EMBASE, MEDLINE will be conducted for studies published since the year 2001. Dual independent screening of titles and abstracts prior to full text review will be undertaken for all identified results during the initial searches. Any disagreement will be settled by a third reviewer. A convergent segregated approach will be used to synthesise qualitative and quantitative data independently, with the results juxtaposed to identify shared and divergent findings between study types.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval was required for this review. Findings from this review will be disseminated via publication, reports and conference presentations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1a69fb0304b4f7e89e1a0c5e329113e2022-12-22T03:03:30ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552022-12-01121210.1136/bmjopen-2022-061418Protocol for mixed-method systematic review of urology in medical school educationTrent Pattenden0Dhanika Samaranayake1Andrew Morton2Isaac Thangasamy3Urology Department, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, AustraliaUrology Department, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, AustraliaUrology Department, Ipswich Hospital, Ipswich, Queensland, AustraliaFaculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaIntroduction Throughout clinical practice, most doctors will encounter patients with urological conditions. Inclusion of urological topics within medical school curriculums is important to allow doctors to effectively diagnose and manage these conditions, independently and with support from urologists. Awareness of urological education interventions and their effectiveness is essential for improving the quality and outcomes of medical student education. No systematic review of medical school education interventions on urological topics has previously been conducted. This mixed-method systematic review will assess the effectiveness of medical school education interventions on urological topics.Methods and analysis This mixed-methods systematic review will include qualitative and quantitative studies involving education interventions or practices regarding urological topics conducted within a medical school curriculum. Studies regarding other curriculums including premedical education, junior doctor prevocational education or vocational urological training will be excluded. A search of CINAHL, ERIC, EMBASE, MEDLINE will be conducted for studies published since the year 2001. Dual independent screening of titles and abstracts prior to full text review will be undertaken for all identified results during the initial searches. Any disagreement will be settled by a third reviewer. A convergent segregated approach will be used to synthesise qualitative and quantitative data independently, with the results juxtaposed to identify shared and divergent findings between study types.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval was required for this review. Findings from this review will be disseminated via publication, reports and conference presentations.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/12/e061418.full |
| spellingShingle | Trent Pattenden Dhanika Samaranayake Andrew Morton Isaac Thangasamy Protocol for mixed-method systematic review of urology in medical school education BMJ Open |
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