Theme
Simulation
INSTITUTION
Chonburi Medical Education Center,
Chonburi, Thailand
Medical students are unfamiliar with nasopharyngeal mirror examination. The view of nasopharynx seen in the mirror is not as clear as textbooks.The nasopharyngeal box model may help them understand nasopharyngeal anatomy before patients' examination.
The mean score of nasopharyngeal box model group(11.77±3.22) was significantly higher than control group(9.07±1.64, p<.05).
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Nasopharyngeal box models may help the students to better understand and be able to identify the nasopharyngeal anatomy and enhance students' skill in nasopharyngeal mirror examination.
Nasopharyngeal box model is cheap,simple and practical for practicing nasopharyngeal mirror in non -patient cycle. 
Nasopharyngeal box , size 3.5x4x1.2 cm.,made of printed paper,was used as a teaching and learning model.The 27 fifth-year medical students in academic year 2012 were divided into two groups.One group(13 students) used this model for practicing nasopharyngeal examination before examining patients. Instead of using the box ,the other group (14 students) studied nasopharynx from textbooks. Four anatomy structures of nasopharynx were clarified to both groups by the teacher before the real patients examination .These four structures were :posterior choana ,eustachian tube opening, nasopharynx and posterior pharyngeal wall. Both groups were assessed for pathology identification by using testing model.The testing model was designed in order to assess the capability of pathology identification in the real practice by adding anterior tongue,tongue base and soft palate.The scores of both groups were compared.
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