Abstract
Donor coordinators play a key role in the success of the organ donation process. This study compared the effectiveness of a peer-led participatory competitive training method with traditional training methods to determine which approach develops more sustainable specialists.
In the traditional training group, 45 of the registered participants met the entry criteria (6th or 8th term medical students), and training was conducted through a theoretical and practical course.
The participatory method involved 78 participants. After the theoretical course, individuals were divided into groups of eight, each assigned a topic to collaboratively prepare educational content. This content was then passed to the next group to enhance it.
In the traditional training method, participants rated the course with a score of 4.12 out of 5, while the participatory group received a score of 4.52 out of 5, which did not show a significant difference. From the initial 45 volunteers, 27 individuals (60%) achieved the threshold score of 70% in the theoretical exam. Out of the 78 candidates who attended the introductory session, 48 (61.5%) proceeded to the participatory training phase. In the traditional training group, 27 learners passed the theoretical exam, and 14 (31% of the total 45) entered the practical training phase in the clinic. In the traditional training group, 4 individuals entered the coordination profession (8.9% of the total), two of whom continued to collaborate (4.5% of the total). In the participatory group, 16 individuals (20.5%) were accepted as coordinators, all of whom continued to collaborate (20.5%) P=0.03. The average duration of training in the traditional method was 25±8 days, while in the participatory method it was 45±13 days, with average collaboration durations of 8±3 months and 14±9 months, respectively.
Participatory competitive method resulted in a greater number of coordinators being trained, over a longer duration, but with greater sustainability.
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