Peer-Student-Taught Clinical Transition Session: Medical Students Entering the Clinical Clerkships

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OPEN ACCESSNovember 17, 2009Peer-Student-Taught Clinical Transition Session: Medical Students Entering the Clinical Clerkships James Reinhart, Medical Student, MS4, Grum Cyril, MD, Robert Stansfield, MD James Reinhart, Medical Student, MS4 University of Michigan Medical School Google Scholar More articles by this author , Grum Cyril, MD University of Michigan Google Scholar More articles by this author , Robert Stansfield, MD University of Michigan Google Scholar More articles by this author https://doi.org/10.15766/mep_2374-8265.7832 SectionsAboutAbstract ToolsDownload Citations ShareFacebookTwitterEmail AbstractAbstractThis resource presents a short transition session for medical students entering the third-year clinical clerkships and features small-group teaching by clinically experienced near-peer medical students. The goal of this course is to supplement the traditional clinical orientation with experience-based training from peer-students, as well as to provide teaching experience to these clinically experienced peer-students. The 2-hour session consists of simulated cases specific to the beginning rotation of each new clinical student, including practice with daily progress note writing and oral presentations, question-and-answer time, and an overview of basic useful skills such as reading patient flowcharts and accessing laboratory and study results. The documents include a narrative description of the course, instructions and recruitment materials for near-peer teachers, example cases for the clinical clerkships, and survey assessments used to determine the effectiveness of the course and to plan future improvements. Average comfort level with various clinical responsibilities, as assessed by self-assessment surveys using a 5-point Likert scale, increased from 1.9 before the session to 3.1 immediately following the session. The biggest improvements were seen in vitals/chart review and progress note writing skills. Most of the survey respondents felt the session was valuable or extremely valuable at reducing first-day anxiety for their first clerkship, and practically all felt it should become a standard part of third-year orientation. Educational Objectives By using this curriculum, educators will be able to: Increase preparedness of preclinical medical students for the clinical clerkships, with emphasis on preparation for their first clerkship rotation.Provide preclinical medical students with the perspectives and advice of near-peer postclerkship medical students.Reduce preclinical medical students' anxiety as they transition to the clinical clerkships.Improve teaching skills of postclerkship medical students. Sign up for the latest publications from MedEdPORTAL Add your email below FILES INCLUDEDReferencesRelatedDetails FILES INCLUDED Included in this publication: Family Medicine Case.docx Internal Medicine Case.docx Neurology Case.docx Obstetrics Case.docx Overview of Program.docx Pediatrics Case.docx Peer-Teacher Resources.docx Psychiatry Case.docx Surgery Case.docx Assessment.pdf To view all publication components, extract (i.e., unzip) them from the downloaded .zip file. Download editor’s noteThis publication may contain technology or a display format that is no longer in use. Cited ByHadvani T, Hubenthal E and Chase L (2016) Transitions to Inpatient Medicine Clerkship's SOAP: Notes and Presenting on Rounds, MedEdPORTAL, 12, Online publication date: 1-Jan-2016. Copyright & Permissions© 2009 Reinhart et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution license.KeywordsTransition CourseClerkshipPeer-TeachingRotationNear-Peer Disclosures None to report. Funding/Support Developed by a fourth-year medical student as part of an elective on clinical education, and funded by student tuition at the University of Michigan Medical School. Prior Presentations Reinhart J, Wendler C, Ho D. Students teaching students: SOAP-note primer for new M3s. Poster presented at: Association of American Medical Colleges: Organization of Student Representatives Conference; October 31-November 2, 2009; San Antonio, Texas. Loading ...