Effective hands-on teaching strategy on participants’ confidence in medical writing and publishing: A before-after study

Behrooz Astaneh, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Vala Astaneh and Gordon Guyatt

PLOS ONE, 2024, vol. 19, issue 7, 1-12

Abstract: Proficiency in medical writing is crucial for disseminating reports of medical studies. The impact of workshops in this regard on participants’ confidence is a subject of debate. We assessed the impact of a hands-on workshop on participants’ confidence in medical writing. Participants of a 2-day “learning-by-doing” workshop held at McMaster University participated in this before-after study. We used a unique, reliable, and valid tool comprising two domains of confidence in medical writing and using English language before and after receiving the educational intervention. Of 25 participants, 21 completed the instrument before and after the workshop. Typical participants were female, and students in their 30s, who had not attended a prior workshop. The mean (95% CI) increase in the participants’ confidence for domain 1 was 15.3 (10.5, 20.1), for domain 2 was 16.8 (9.8, 23.8), and for the total score was 32.1 (20.9, 43.2) (all P

Date: 2024
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