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Cinemeducation improves early clinical exposure to Inborn Errors of Metabolism

Dutta, A. K.·Oberoi, A.·Goswami, K.·Modi, J. N.·Goyal, P. K.·Samuel, S.·Mondal, T.·Sahoo, S.·Pal, A.
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BackgroundCinemeducation has been shown to be an effective tool to help the students develop humanistic skills. However, there is a dearth of studies to find out if this can also be utilized to improve the interest and satisfaction of students learning about rare diseases such as the Inborn Errors of Metabolism. The aim was to introduce cinemeducation as part of early clinical exposure in teaching the inborn errors of metabolism for first-year MBBS students in the Department of Biochemistry. The Objectives were 1) to develop, validate and assess the feasibility of structured modules on Cinemeducation in teaching the Inborn Errors of Metabolism, 2) to study the impact of Cinemeducation on the satisfaction, interest, and academic performance of first-year MBBS students and 3) to study the perception of students and faculty towards Cinemeducation MethodsThis was a quasi-experimental, cross-over study involving 100 MBBS students in the Department of Biochemistry, AIIMS Kalyani. Movie clips prepared from Lorenzos Oil (for Lipid metabolism) and Extraordinary Measures (for Lysosomal Storage Disease) and corresponding paper-based cases; questionnaires and feedback forms were validated by expert group review. Analysis of quantitative data was performed in GraphPad, MS Excel and MAXQDA2022 software. Findings, Discussions and ConclusionsStudents academic performance was found to be improved in the groups where the Extraordinary Measures movie was used for Cinemeducation. Both learners and facilitators were satisfied with Cinemeducation. Cinemeducation was effectively introduced for teaching Inborn Errors of Metabolism in the Department of Biochemistry.

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Dutta, A. K., Oberoi, A., Goswami, K., Modi, J. N., Goyal, P. K., Samuel, S., Mondal, T., Sahoo, S., Pal, A.. 2022-09-02. Cinemeducation improves early clinical exposure to Inborn Errors of Metabolism. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.08.30.505958

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