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Medha Mathur1, Sangeetha Samuel2, Navgeet Mathur3
1Department of Community Medicine, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
Background:
A portfolio is a specific collection of student work and achievements in various areas. E-portfolio is an electronic collection that serves the purpose of storage and showcase with the ease of access for both students and evaluators. The knowledge and skills regarding immunization in medical students are of utmost importance for the successful implementation and conduction of the Universal Immunization Program in the country. Hence, this study proposed to use e-portfolio for learning and assessment of immunization in medical undergraduates.
Aim And Objectives:
The aims of this study were as follows: to develop an e-portfolio for learning and assessment in community medicine, to improve the knowledge of immunization schedules of undergraduates using e-portfolio, to improve the vaccination and counseling skills of undergraduates using e-portfolio, and to obtain feedback regarding the e-portfolio from students and faculty.
Methodology:
This interventional educational study was conducted at a tertiary care medical college including 48 students of Phase III MBBS after informed consent was signed. Prevalidated questionnaire and checklist were used for data collection. Students wrote reflections and uploaded their videos of immunization skills and counseling on the e-portfolio and 5 faculty members assessed the students and provided feedback to students. Feedback on the e-portfolio was taken at the end, and descriptive and qualitative analysis was done. Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the institutional ethics committee.
Results:
The e-portfolio was found to be effective in showcasing the progress and learning of the students. E-portfolio improved knowledge, skills, self-directed learning, and reflective writing. The competency of immunization improved after the use of e-portfolio (P < 0.001). Faculty and students had high satisfaction with the e-portfolio and found the e-portfolio to be innovative, convenient to use, and easily accessible.
Conclusions:
E-portfolio is user-friendly and effective in imparting and assessing immunization competency. The use of this intervention for other topics is recommended.
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