Medical students learning the pelvic examination: Comparison of outcome in terms of skills between a professional patient and a clinical patient model

Educational effectiveness of gynaecological teaching associates: a multi‐centre randomised controlled trial

“…The comfort and confidence measures were adapted from existing validated tools. 7,8 At the end of the academic year the participants undertook a summative objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), which included a female pelvic examination station. This station involved a simulated patient (an associate not involved in the trial) lying on a couch with a manikin placed strategically.…”

“…8 The power was set at 80% and significance level at 5%. We used a 1.4 experiment to 1.0 control allocation ratio in the randomisation process to optimise the use of the available GTA training slots.…”

Validation of the Fear of Pelvic Examination Scale (F-PEXS) – measuring students’ fear of performing a pelvic examination

“…The practical moment was separated from the lecture, took place at the out-patient clinic after regular working hours, and lasted 2 h. The moment comprised 3 students of both gender and the performance of a pelvic examination with a professional patient, under the supervision of a gynecologist [16].…”

Adolescent and pediatric gynecology – quality of life and health

“…She has explored the interdisciplinary ways of bridging the gap between science and ethics, philosophy, and sociology. She has collaborated with Dr Wijma in writing about medical students' experiences in learning to perform the pelvic examination, the topic of Dr Siwe's PhD thesis [2]. In this issue of Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, they review (pp.…”