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Design, implementation and evaluation of a spiral module combining data science, digital health and evidence-based medicine in the undergraduate medical curriculum: A mixed methods study.
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Clinical Medicine . May2024, Vol. 24 Issue 3, p1-6. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Background: Digital health, data science and health informatics are increasingly important in health and healthcare, but largely ignored in undergraduate medical training. Methods: In a large UK medical school, with staff and students, we co-designed a new, 'spiral' module (with iterative revisiting of content), covering data science, digital health and evidence-based medicine, implementing in September 2019 in all year groups with continuous evaluation and improvement until 2022. Results: In 2018/19, a new module, 'Doctor as Data Scientist', was co-designed by academic staff (n = 14), students (n = 23), and doctors (n = 7). The module involves 22 staff, 120 h (43 sessions: 22 lectures, 15 group and six other) over a 5-year curriculum. Since September 2019, 5,200 students have been taught with good attendance. Module student satisfaction ratings were 92%, 84%, 84% and 81% in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively, compared to the overall course (81%). Conclusions: We designed, implemented and evaluated a new undergraduate medical curriculum that combined data science and digital health with high student satisfaction ratings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *DATA science
*MEDICAL informatics
*SATISFACTION
*DIGITAL health
*COURSE evaluation (Education)
*UNDERGRADUATE programs
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*PHYSICIANS' attitudes
*STUDENTS
*CURRICULUM planning
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL schools
*COLLEGE teacher attitudes
*EVIDENCE-based medicine
*STUDENT attitudes
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14702118
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178199601
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinme.2024.100207