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The Usefulness of Dramatics for Teaching Cutaneous Tuberculosis: An Edutainment Approach for Postgraduate Medical Students

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About 1.5% of tuberculosis manifestations is cutaneous and accounts for 0.1–0.9% of total OPD patients in India. Forty first-year postgraduate medical students were taught cutaneous TB though conventional PPT, ‘Carousel Role Play’ and ‘Theatre of the Oppressed’ technique. The statistically significant effectiveness of theatrical workshops was noted.

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  1. Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar

    Bogam Rahul

  2. Department of Community Medicine, Bharati Vidyapeeth University Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Sane Shrivallabh

  3. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Nagzarkar Rohan

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Rahul, B., Shrivallabh, S. & Rohan, N. The Usefulness of Dramatics for Teaching Cutaneous Tuberculosis: An Edutainment Approach for Postgraduate Medical Students. Med.Sci.Educ. 34, 295–298 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-024-01995-0

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