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

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.

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Notes on contributors

Gustavo Duque

GUSTAVO DUQUE, MD, PhD, authored the web-based case, helped author the manuscript and critically reviewed drafts.

Ayanna Roberts

AYANNA ROBERTS, MA, helped design the course, helped author the manuscript and critically reviewed drafts.

Joanne Hui

JOANNE HUI was the interactive Flash lecture designer/programmer.

Nancy Posel

NANCY POSEL helped develop the web-based case and interactive Flash lectures and provided funding for the project.

David Fleiszer

DAVID FLEISZER, MD, designed and developed the web-based case software and provided funding for the project.

Wendy Chiu

WENDY CHIU, MD, is the course lecturer and provided the subject matter content for the interactive Flash lectures.