Introduction of the Medicine Enhancement Education Training

Midway through 2023, we launched a training initiative, subsequently named Medical Education Enhancement Training (MEET), aimed at supporting students who required additional help to meet expected standards. Through this program, we provided the students with an independent assessment, followed by tailored resources and recommendations to promote their progress toward the set standards. Follow-up assessments and mentorship were also offered.

Impact: Of the four students enrolled in 2023, three successfully passed the Critical Care component of the ICE exam, and the fourth passed after a supplementary examination. The success of this pilot study has encouraged us to formalise this initiative in 2024.  In 2024, there were 20 students who were invited to join the MEET program, 16 students responded but only 10 completed the program.  The OSCE score pre and post MEET intervention were 40/90 (IQR: 30-62.5) and 60/90 (IQR: 53.5-70) respectively (p=0.004).  All 16 students passed the Critical Care examination in the final year. 

Recognising that assessment and curriculum influence learning, and acknowledging the variability in each student's learning journey, our goal is to establish a program that aids students to succeed in their learning endeavours, enabling them to become competent in their knowledge, communication and clinical reasoning.

Comments from MEET students:

• Simply the act of doing a mock OSCE and understanding how the exam will work.
• Observed practice and real time verbal feedback
• Getting practice with simulated patient and receiving feedback from them too
• Practicing scenarios under timed exam conditions with feedback from examiners