電子期刊 |
ISSN:1684-193X
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Updated
Jan 18, 2003
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Contents:
Volume 1, Nomber
2; Jan, 2003 |
Effectiveness of the Standardization of Training and
Uniform Certification on Disaster Medical Assistance Team in Taiwan |
Chien-Chih Chen, MD, Hang Chang, MD,
PhD, and Tzong-Luen Wang, MD, PhD | |
Abstract ---The
objectives of this study are tried to evaluate the effectiveness
standardization of training and uniform certification by making
comparisons among Taiwan Society of Disaster Medicine (TSDM) and
other Societies, to analyze the composition of the students joined
in the examination of certification and to help further modification
of DMAT set-up. We invited ten specialists of disaster medicine
to establish an examination database for certification. Fifty questions
were randomly selected as the final test of certification within
the following four months. Totally 517 students joined in the examination
of certification. Of 400 students attending the basic training course
of TSDM, 10 students (2.5%) failed to pass, whereas 12 students
(10%) failed (P<0.05 vs. TSDM group) among another 117 students
joined in the training course of other Societies. The mean scores
were 74.67 and 69.15 in TSDM and other Societies respectively (P<0.05).
The effectiveness of standardization of training and uniform certification
has been proven in our study. Further policies may be needed to
direct to the standardization of training course, appropriate certifications
and licensure of DMAT member and the engagement of emergency medical
technicians in the DMATs. |
Key words---Standardization; Uniform Certification;
Disaster Medicine |
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