Results
Of 150 students who received teaching, 141 completed the pre-course
examination and 139 completed the post-course examination. The mean age
was 25.1 years and 55.5% of students were female (table 1). The
majority of students had completed the undergraduate programme (81.1%).
The mean examination score prior to attending teaching was 42% (range
0-90%). The mean score after attending the teaching was 50% (range
0-90%). The full breakdown of scores on the different aspects of ECG
interpretation examined both before and after attending the teaching can
be seen in table 1. There was a statistically significant improvement in
examination scores after attending the teaching (p <0.001).
Within the different aspects of ECG knowledge assessed, there was a
statistically significant improvement in the assessment of heart rate,
rhythm, cardiac axis and STEMI territory identification. There was an
improvement in the correct diagnosis of clinical cases but it was not
statistically significant. There was a disimprovement in the
identification of spot diagnosis ECGs. Students with a lower pre-course
examination result had a more significant improvement in their
post-course examination result when compared to students with a higher
pre-course examination result (table 2).