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Diabetes and Obesity Pathophysiology as a Teaching Tool to Emphasize Physiology Core Concepts
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Advances in Physiology Education . 2024 48(2):311-319. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Diabetes mellitus and obesity are major public health issues that significantly impact the health care system. The next generation of health care providers will need a deep understanding of the pathophysiology of these diseases if we are to prevent, treat, and eventually cure these diseases and ease the burden on patients and the health care system. Physiology core concepts are a set of core principles, or "big ideas," identified by physiology educators that are thought to promote long-term retention, create a deeper understanding, and help with formation of critical thinking skills. Here we describe our scaffolded teaching approach in an upper year undergraduate pathophysiology course to educate students about these two diseases and discuss how learning about the basis of these highly integrative diseases from the biochemical to whole body level is a meaningful tool in the physiology educator toolbox to reinforce physiology core concepts. This teaching strategy is designed to engage students in the scientific process and hone their problem-solving skills such that they are hopefully equipped to treat and eventually cure these diseases as they move forward in their careers.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1043-4046 and 1522-1229
- Volume :
- 48
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- ERIC
- Journal :
- Advances in Physiology Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- EJ1429048
- Document Type :
- Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1152/advan.00119.2023