Studies on impact of Teaching the Breast Examination Skill Through Lecture, Video, Mannequin and on Real Patients, on Medical Students in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in India

Abstract

Teaching of Breast Examination skill to Medical Students is a real challenge all over world as Breast is an intimate organ. Hence there is increasing effort to find alternative to teaching on real patients for confidant development of communicative and Palpative skull. In ethically prohibitive cultures (ie. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) Didactic Lecture followed by Video demonstration plays significant role in ethically prohibitive cultures in teaching of Breast Examination Communication skill; where as Didactic Lecture followed by Video demonstration and Mannequin Demonstration and Practice plays significant role in ethically in teaching of Breast Examination Palpation skill. In ethically less prohibitive cultures (ie. India) Didactic Lecture followed Bed side demonstration of Breast examination on real patient plays significant in Communication skill ; where as Didactic Lecture followed by Video and Bed side demonstration of Breast examination on real patient and Practice plays significant role in Breast Palpation skill.