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A different approach to teaching pre-clerkship students physical diagnosis: standardized patient instructor-senior medical student teaching teams.
- Source :
- BMC Medical Education; 11/21/2023, Vol. 23 Issue 1, p1-7, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: Faculty have traditionally taught the physical examination (PE) to novice medical students (pre-clerkship students.), despite recruiting and cost issues and problems standardizing their approach. Activity: We present a model using standardized patient instructor (SPI)-fourth year medical student (MS4) teams to teach PE to pre-clerkship students, leveraging the benefits of co-teaching and peer-assisted learning. Results: Surveys of pre-clerkship students, MS4s and SPIs indicate positive perceptions of the program, including MS4s reporting significant growth in their professional identities as educators. Pre-clerkship students' performance on the spring clinical skills exams was equivalent to or better than their peer performance pre-program implementation. Implications: SPI-MS4 teams can effectively teach novice students the mechanics and clinical context of the beginners' physical exam. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14726920
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BMC Medical Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 173765501
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04782-4