Table 1 Overview of undergraduate ECG training at the eight South African medical schools
n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
Formal lectures | Departments responsible for formal ECG lectures | |
Physiology | 5 (62,5) | |
Clinical Skills | 3 (37,5) | |
Cardiology | 5 (62,5) | |
Internal Medicine | 4 (50) | |
Family Medicine | 4 (50) | |
Paediatrics | 2 (25) | |
Anaesthesiology | 2 (25) | |
Year of study during which medical students receive formal ECG teaching | ||
2nd year | 5 (62,5) | |
3rd year | 6 (75) | |
4th year | 6 (75) | |
5th year | 5 (62,5) | |
6th year | 7 (87,5) | |
Clinical exposure | Clerkships during which medical students are exposed to ECGs in the clinical setting | |
Cardiology | 3 (37,5) | |
Internal Medicine | 8 (100) | |
Family Medicine | 5 (62,5) | |
Emergency Medicine | 2 (25) | |
Paediatrics | 2 (25) | |
Anaesthesiology | 3 (37,5) | |
Year of study during which medical students are exposed to ECGs in the clinical setting | ||
2nd year | 0 (0) | |
3rd year | 2 (25) | |
4th year | 6 (75) | |
5th year | 6 (75) | |
6th year | 7 (87,5) | |
Assessment | Method by which ECG competence is assessed | |
MCQ | 7 (87,5) | |
Written exam | 1 (12,5) | |
OSCE | 7 (87,5) | |
Case studies | 2 (25) | |
Part of clinical examination | 7 (87,5) | |
Year of study during which ECG competence is assessed | ||
2nd year | 2 (25) | |
3rd year | 3 (37,5) | |
4th year | 2 (25) | |
5th year | 3 (37,5) | |
6th year | 7 (87,5) | |