Abstract
There is a great need to review and critically assess medical education. Role-play has seen increasing use as an educational tool. We investigated its role in a 'conventional speciality', Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This is a part of the medical curriculum where communication skills are particularly important, but difficult to learn in practice. Twenty-one medical students took part in three role-play case studies. An innovation we implemented was the use of 'time outs' which could be called at any time through a session. After the exercise students were required to complete a questionnaire designed to probe their attitudes towards the experience. The results indicate that this technique can be successfully used in teaching a conventional speciality. Unlike some previous studies we also found this to be a satisfactory tool in teaching the factual part of the course. We found the 'time out' innovation to be an important aid. We argue that there is an important niche for role-play in medical education.
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