Procedural skills training is a critical component of medical education, but is often lacking in standard clinical curricula. We describe a unique immersive procedural skills curriculum for medical students, designed and taught primarily by emergency medicine faculty at The Ohio State University College of Medicine.The primary educational objective of this program was to formally introduce medical students to clinical procedures thought to be important for success in residency. The immersion strategy (teaching numerous procedures over a 7-day period) was intended to complement the student's education on third-year core clinical clerkships.The course introduced 27 skills over 7 days. Teaching and learning methods included lecture, prereading, videos, task trainers, peer teaching, and procedures practice on cadavers. In year 4 of the program, a peer-team teaching model was adopted. We analyzed program evaluation data over time.Students valued the selection of procedures covered by the course and felt that it helped prepare them for residency (97
作者:Laura, Thompson;Matthew, Exline;Cynthia G, Leung;David P, Way;Daniel, Clinchot;David P, Bahner;Sorabh, Khandelwal
来源:Medical education online 2016 年 21卷