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T1 Infographics with clinical summaries improve medical student performance: A within-subject intervention study with gender-based analysis
A1 Corral Gudino, Luis
A1 Simón Pérez, Clarisa
A1 Pérez Castrillon, José Luis
A1 Martín Escudero, Juan Carlos
A1 Dueñas Ruiz, Antonio
A1 Briongos Figuero, Laisa Socorro
A1 MiRamóntes González, José Pablo
K1 Medical education
K1 Undergraduate
K1 Learning strategies
K1 Visual learning
K1 Infographics
K1 Gender differences
K1 32 Ciencias Médicas
AB Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the impact of infographics and social media threads (SMT) on academic per-formance in the Musculoskeletal Medical and Surgical Pathology (MMSP) course. Additionally, gender differences in theeffectiveness of these tools were examined.Methods A within-subject educational intervention study was conducted over three academic years, involving 459 fifth-year medical students. Infographics and SMT were exclusively provided for the rheumatology section of the MMSP course,while no additional tools were offered for the traumatology section, serving as a control. Students completed a final examcomprising multiple-choice questions (MCQs) for both sections. Survey data were collected to assess tool usage and percep-tions (completed by 84.1%). Statistical analysis included Mann–Whitney U, Kruskal–Wallis, and Jonckheere-Terpstra testswith Z-score standardization.Results The use of infographics significantly improved standardized scores in rheumatology MCQs (p = 0.035), particularlyamong male students (p = 0.046), while no impact was observed for traumatology section. SMT showed limited associa-tion with improved performance. Surveys indicated that 86% of students found infographics helpful for studying, and 85%would recommend them. In contrast, SMT received lower ratings, with 44% of students finding them useful for studying.Conclusions Infographics effectively enhanced academic performance, with gender-specific variations in impact. In contrast,SMT had limited influence. These findings suggest that infographics are effective supplementary tools in medical education,especially when designed to align with diverse learning preferences. Further exploration of SMT’s potential and developmentof gender-inclusive teaching strategies is warranted.
PB Springer
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/75938
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/75938
LA eng
NO Medical Science Educator, 2025.
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 18-jul-2025