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Illness scripts describe the mental model used by experienced clinicians to store and recall condition-specific knowledge when making clinical decisions. Studies demonstrate that novice clinicians struggle to develop and apply strong illness scripts. We developed the Integrated Illness Script and Mechanism of Disease (IIS-MOD) map framework to address this challenge.
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Introduction: Recognizing the need to teach concepts of health equity, diversity, and inclusion as a part of medical students' preclinical training, we developed a series of workshops in the first year of medical school that introduced students to issues of discrimination and inequity and their effects on health outcomes. This student-led, faculty-supported project, known as Critical Consciousness in Medicine (CCM), adopted critical consciousness as a guiding principle for student learning. Methods: Over the course of the 2018-2019 academic year, student leaders developed and delivered five 2-hour workshops to 197 first-year students, with the assistance of student facilitators and input and guidance from faculty advisors. Workshops involved a mix of whole-class presentations and small-group discussions. Session topics included identity and interpersonal relationships, privilege, health disparities, and implicit bias. Results: Paired t-test analysis showed statistically significant growth in student self-ratings related to CCM learning objectives as measured in the end-of-year pre-/postsurvey. Student comments in year-end reflections further suggested learning, self-assessment, growth, and appreciation for the workshops' place in the preclinical curriculum. Discussion: This project modeled a student-faculty partnership for approaching diversity, inclusion, and health equity in medical education and highlighted the role of students as leaders in educating their peers. The CCM workshop series demonstrated high acceptability as a component of preclinical medical education and may increase student engagement around social issues in health care. CCM also illustrated the promise of using critical consciousness as an approach to educating medical students about equity, diversity, and inclusion.
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Educación Médica , Equidad en Salud , Estudiantes de Medicina , Estado de Conciencia , Curriculum , HumanosRESUMEN
A growing body of evidence indicates interprofessional collaborative practice improves patient care. With this in mind, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center formally committed to expanding interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives. Thirty-eight self-selected students enrolled in an IPE elective course during the fall of 2012. Students completed the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) pre- and post-course and also completed a post-course survey. Results indicated a significant change in the roles and responsibilities scale of the RIPLS. Analysis of the data from the post-course survey demonstrated students were able to identify key terms of an IPE definition, as related to their learning experience. In addition, themes of communication, learning/increased knowledge, and collaboration/contribution of other health care professionals were noted across all questions in the post-course survey. Based on the results of this study, an elective course is a promising educational opportunity to increase awareness and knowledge of IPE within academic medical centers.
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Personal de Salud/educación , Relaciones Interprofesionales , Percepción , Estudiantes del Área de la Salud/psicología , Actitud del Personal de Salud , Conducta Cooperativa , Humanos , Aprendizaje Basado en ProblemasAsunto(s)
Abdomen Agudo/etiología , Tos/etiología , Vómitos/etiología , Ascariasis/diagnóstico , Niño , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Progresión de la Enfermedad , Hernia Diafragmática/diagnóstico , Humanos , Hidronefrosis/diagnóstico , Lactante , Masculino , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Ultrasonografía , Obstrucción Ureteral/diagnósticoAsunto(s)
Granulomatosis con Poliangitis/diagnóstico , Riñón/patología , Sinusitis/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Anticuerpos Anticitoplasma de Neutrófilos/sangre , Azatioprina/uso terapéutico , Biomarcadores/sangre , Biopsia , Enfermedad Crónica , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Quimioterapia Combinada , Femenino , Estudios de Seguimiento , Glucocorticoides/uso terapéutico , Granulomatosis con Poliangitis/sangre , Granulomatosis con Poliangitis/complicaciones , Granulomatosis con Poliangitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Granulomatosis con Poliangitis/patología , Humanos , Factores Inmunológicos/sangre , Inmunosupresores/uso terapéutico , Pronóstico , Sinusitis/tratamiento farmacológico , Sinusitis/etiología , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Active engagement in the learning process is important to enhance learners' knowledge acquisition and retention and the development of their thinking skills. This study evaluated whether a 1-hour faculty development workshop increased the use of active teaching strategies and enhanced residents' active learning and thinking. METHODS: Faculty teaching in a pediatrics residency participated in a 1-hour workshop (intervention) approximately 1 month before a scheduled lecture. Participants' responses to a preworkshop/postworkshop questionnaire targeted self-efficacy (confidence) for facilitating active learning and thinking and providing feedback about workshop quality. Trained observers assessed each lecture (3-month baseline phase and 3-month intervention phase) using an 8-item scale for use of active learning strategies and a 7-item scale for residents' engagement in active learning. Observers also assessed lecturer-resident interactions and the extent to which residents were asked to justify their answers. RESULTS: Responses to the workshop questionnaire (n â=â 32/34; 94%) demonstrated effectiveness and increased confidence. Faculty in the intervention phase demonstrated increased use of interactive teaching strategies for 6 items, with 5 reaching statistical significance (P ≤ .01). Residents' active learning behaviors in lectures were higher in the intervention arm for all 7 items, with 5 reaching statistical significance. Faculty in the intervention group demonstrated increased use of higher-order questioning (P â=â .02) and solicited justifications for answers (P â=â .01). CONCLUSION: A 1-hour faculty development program increased faculty use of active learning strategies and residents' engagement in active learning during resident core curriculum lectures.