From the facts to the screen: a blended model of teaching basic hospital skills to 2nd year medical students

Med Teach. 2006 Dec;28(8):729-33. doi: 10.1080/01421590601032450.

Abstract

We report an interactive course design which simulated the clinical setting for practicing basic hospital skills. The two-part course included (1) instructor-led, Flash-based interactive lectures; and (2) web-based case using interactive hospital forms. Our program evaluation showed that integrated sessions complemented with web-based interactive cases and hospital forms offered a better student preparation for the Geriatric Medicine clerkship and improved tutor perceptions of student performance during early rotations in the academic year.

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Competence*
  • Clinical Medicine / education*
  • Computer-Assisted Instruction*
  • Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods*
  • Educational Measurement
  • Humans
  • Internet*
  • Program Evaluation
  • Students, Medical / psychology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Teaching / methods*