EFFECTIVENESS OF ONE MINUTE PRECEPTOR MODELAND SNAPPS MODELAS CLINICAL TOOLS FOR POSTGRADUATE TEACHING - A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Abstract

Introduction: One minute preceptor (OMP) and SNAPPS are two newer assessment methods that also can be used as teaching learning methods to impart better clinical reasoning and critical thinking among residents. Here in this study an attempt was made to compare them with one another and collect the student's perception towards these two methods. Methods: The study was conducted in thirty eight postgraduate students. After the introduction class each student was made to discuss eight simulated cases each in OMP and SNAPPS formats from different areas of clinical medicine over the period of seven months. These encounters were assessed with various predetermined parameters to compare performance of students in OMPand SNAPPS formats. Following the last encounter feedbacks were collected from all students in a Likert's scale format regarding their perception towards both the methods and that was also analyzed in detail. Results: Students could present cases more easily and could bring up uncertainties and learning points about the cases. Students could come up with signicantly more differential diagnoses with justications, narrate more realistic and appropriate management plans with the SNAPPS method compared to OMP. The participating students rated both OMP and SNAPPS as very helpful methods for teaching and learning with the latter method considered better of two. Conclusion: Both OMP and SNAPPS methods had shown to improve critical thinking and clinical reasoning of a postgraduate along with boosting their condence levels and making case presentations easier. SNAPPS was found to be a better clinical tool than OMP.