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Improving Medical Prescription Skills in Medical Students: A Hands-On Educational Intervention
Victória Borges Bessa1, Alice Ornellas Ferrari1, Laura Moreira Sanches1
1Barretos Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde "Dr Paulo Prata" (FACISB), Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
Rationale:
Medical prescription forms a crucial link between healthcare providers and patient treatment outcomes. However, inadequate prescription practices pose significant risks, including therapeutic inefficacy and severe health hazards.
Aims And Objectives:
Evaluate the impact of a practical educational course designed to enhance prescription skills among medical students at various stages of their education.
Methods:
The workshop addressed prescription issues in hospital and ambulatory settings by adopting a descriptive, prospective approach. Data were collected pre- and post-intervention using structured questionnaires and analyzed using non-parametric tests.
Results:
Analysis indicated substantial improvement in students' prescription skills, with statistically significant knowledge gains noted in both early- and advanced-stage students (p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
Despite limitations such as sample size and group variability, the study underscores the necessity of integrating innovative, hands-on educational methods into medical curricula to address the often-overlooked skill of medical prescription in the graduation curricula.
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