The experience of an Academic League: the positive impact on knowledge about trauma and emergency

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the knowledge growth of the members of the Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency League in comparison with a nonparticipating group, with similar characteristics, at the Fluminense Federal University. Methods: we evaluated 50 league members and 50 non-members (control group) through questionnaires applied at the beginning and end of a school year. We used a generalized linear model, with interaction effect between groups and tests (multiple comparisons with Bonferroni correction). We included the following control variables: gender, period, age, and attendance to some other course on a similar topic. Results: there was an increase of 22 percentage points (p<0.001) for the group with more than 75% presence in the League compared with the eight points in the control group (p<0.05). There was no statistically significant growth for the group with less than 75% presence. Conclusion: the growth of knowledge was significantly higher in the group that assiduously participated in the League, which reinforces its importance in complementing the traditional content of medical courses.

摘要
研究目的：评估弗鲁米嫩塞联邦大学（Fluminense Federal University）创伤、复苏与急救联盟（Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency League）成员与特征相似的非参与组的知识增长情况。
研究方法：本研究通过在一学年期初与期末发放问卷的方式，对50名联盟成员与50名非成员（对照组）开展评估。本研究采用广义线性模型（generalized linear model），设置组间与测试间的交互效应，并使用经邦费罗尼（Bonferroni）校正的多重比较检验。纳入的控制变量包括性别、学制阶段、年龄，以及是否参与过其他同类主题课程。
研究结果：联盟出勤率超过75%的组别知识得分提升了22个百分点（p<0.001），对照组得分提升仅为8个百分点（p<0.05）；出勤率低于75%的组别未出现具有统计学意义的知识增长。
结论：积极勤勉参与联盟的组别知识增长显著更高，这印证了其在补充医学课程传统教学内容方面的重要价值。