Table 3 Selected student comments on barriers to performing pneumatic otoscopy
From: A survey comparison of educational interventions for teaching pneumatic otoscopy to medical students
Group | Comment |
|---|---|
Task Trainer | I did not see ANY other providers doing pneumatic otoscopy. Not a single attending or resident. This sort of made it feel like an added part of the exam that was not quite necessary. |
[Pneumatic otoscopy] was not used at all by supervising physicians and was regarded as unnecessary. | |
Video Presentation | No attendings used insufflators in practice, and I think this was the biggest barrier to using the insufflator, myself. I found that when I was in a room alone, I was more likely to use the insufflator. |
Outpatient office asked me not to do [pneumatic otoscopy]. | |
Peer-to-peer | Preceptor advised [me] not to use pneumatic exams because they hurt patients. |
I didn’t see one attending use an insufflator, and I followed suit at first just to save time, but then got out of the habit and stopped. |