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A powerpoint game format to teach prescription writing

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Pages 717-718 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

The need for alternative and more productive teaching methods and materials that supplement the traditional lecture format is increasingly being emphasized in medical education. The new teaching tools should encourage students to interact with each other and also with the teachers and should enhance critical thinking. To help students understand and realize the importance of proper prescription writing and the magnitude of this problem, we developed this simple PowerPoint game based on the TV game show, ‘Jeopardy’. At the end of the activity the students rated the activity highly and mentioned that they would like to have similar activities for other topics as well.

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Notes on contributors

S. K. Rajasekaran

Dr. SENTHIL KUMAR RAJASEKARAN is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology & Clinical Therapeutics and the Dean of St. Matthew's University, School of Medicine, Grand Cayman.

U. Senthilkumar

Dr. UMA SENTHILKUMAR is an instructor in the Department of Physiology & Endocrinology at St. Matthew's University, Grand Cayman.

V. Gowda

Dr. VEERABADHRA GOWDA is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology & Preclinical Sciences at St. Matthew's University, Grand Cayman.

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