Neurology/Psychiatry Clerkship Cases: "I Need More Vicodin!"
Abstract Introduction This web-based module, required for all neurology-psychiatry clerkship students, is designed to supplement the clinical clerkship experience and address core clerkship objectives in an integrated, interactive way, while at the same time assessing mastery of the objectives. The...
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Association of American Medical Colleges,
2007-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Abstract Introduction This web-based module, required for all neurology-psychiatry clerkship students, is designed to supplement the clinical clerkship experience and address core clerkship objectives in an integrated, interactive way, while at the same time assessing mastery of the objectives. The module was tested by a group of clerkship students before final modifications were made. Its learning objectives include: assessing and managing headache, addiction, and interpersonal conflicts. It was developed using WebCT software. Methods The module has nine sections. Each section includes an outline of that section's task, case notes compiled from previous sections, video clips of either a clinical interaction or an expert discussing the case, a multiple-choice self-assessment, comments from an attending's perspective, and open-ended short-answer clinical question section. The completion of one section triggers the start of the next section. Students can complete the module over several sittings. In the final section of the case, learning objectives are revealed, and students are asked to complete an anonymous evaluation of the module. Results Data on the module's effectiveness come from focus groups and formal evaluations of the module and overall clerkship. In focus groups, students describe the module as a useful supplement to clinical experiences. Overall, students rate the usefulness of the module in the upper half of all specific learning activities of the clerkship (3.95/5.00, M = 3.72, N = 146 over the last year). Discussion This has served as a model at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) to address accreditation requirements for standardizing and meeting minimum patient encounters for mastery of core clinical objectives. Because of the success of this module, the authors have become resources for educators at UCSF and other medical schools who are interested in developing similar modules. The authors have received grant funding to create a training guide on developing interactive, case based web modules. |
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| Item Description: | 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.510 2374-8265 |