Assessing the Effect of E-Learning on Perineal Repair Knowledge and Skill Acquisition.

Abstract

Residency training is the critical time to learn and develop procedural skills. However, exposure to obstetrical injuries is limited for family medicine residents, due a shorter training program. Open-access e-learning provides an opportunity to close this gap. Various online and simulation training programs have been developed for perineal repair as well as other skills across many surgical specialties. However, very few programs have been studied in family medicine. The objectives of our small study were to create a novel, openaccess e-learning program on the diagnosis and management of second degree obstetrical perineal injury for family medicine trainees, and to evaluate the effectiveness of our tool through blinded assessments of knowledge recall and technical skill at multiple points in time.