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ReviewofYear2IntroductiontoThemescourse
• CourseoccursasthefirstweekofTerm1inYear2
• CourseDirector– DavidNierenberg,MD
• Coursehas22.5curricularhoursandtakesplaceoveroneweek(fivedays)
• Courseisrelativelynew(about4years)andhasnotpreviouslybeenformallyreviewed– Itwasdesignedtoreplaceseveralotherofficialcoursesthatwere
“outside”ofSBM,andwerenotsuccessfulintheirpreviousform(PediatricGrowthandDevelopment,Oncology,Nutrition,etc.)
CourseObjectives(forAug2015)• MEDICALKNOWLEDGE
1. Describeseveraluniquefeaturesofpediatrichealthcarecomparedtoadulthealthcare
2. Listthetypicalelementsthatdeterminethestageofacancer3. Listtypicalhistologicfeaturesofcancerfoundinapathology
specimen4. Summarizethemechanismsofactionofchemotherapyandradiation
therapyincancercare5. Defineimportantfeaturesofscreening,treatmentandsurvival
statistics6. Listthemostcommontypesofimagingusedinhealthcareandtheir
attendantrisksandadvantages7. Describehowandwhysomepatientsdevelopelementsof
malnutritionwhilebeingcaredforinthehospital
CourseObjectives• SKILLSFORDELIVERINGEXCELLENTCLINICALCARE
8. Explaintheimpactofageandstageofdevelopment onthedifferentialdiagnosisofpresentationsofdiseaseinchildhood
9. Summarizetheusefulnessofclinicalstagingandprinciplesofcancercare10. Summarizetheprinciplesofgeneticcounseling11. Describethespecialchallengesinvolved infollowingapediatriccancer
survivor12. Describetheadvantagesofdifferent imagingmodalitiesforhelping to
establishtheoriginofamediastinalmass,oramassoftheupperarm13. Describetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoforal,enteral,andparenteral
nutritional supplementation14. Listseveralspecificapproachesthatathletestaketooptimizetheir
nutritionalpreparation foroptimizing theirperformanceatvarioustypesofathleticevents
CourseObjectives• INTERPERSONALANDCOMMUNICATIONSKILLS
15. Explainhowyoumightcounseltheparentsofapediatriccancersurvivorintermsoflongtermrisksandoptimalfollow-upplans
• FORMATIONOFYOURPROFESSIONALIDENTITY16. Demonstratepersonalresponsibilityforyourowneducationbyattendingallrequired
classes,andbycompletingessentialcomponents ofthecourseinatimelyfashion
• HABITSOFLIFELONGLEARNINGANDIMPROVEMENT17. Demonstrateyourabilitytofindrecentandreliablesourcesofinformationtoanswer
focusedclinicalquestions18. Identifyyourownstyleoflearningthatworksbestforyouwhenspecificlearningissues
areraisedindirectlybycases,ratherthandirectlybyateacher
• SYSTEMS-BASEDPRACTICEANDTHESCIENCEOFHEATHCAREDELIVERY19. DescribethecomponentsofthePDSAcycleinimprovementworkingeneral,and
relatedtoimprovingthecomplianceofstudents andotherswithhandwashinginparticular
20. Demonstratehowasystemofhealthcaredeliverycanbeanalyzedbydividingitintoaseriesofdiscreteprocesses
CourseObjectives– Comments• Courseisdesignedtointroducestudentstothe“majorcurricular themes”ofyear2– Pathology(buildsonY1course)– Pediatrics– Pharmacology– Imaging(buildsonY1materialinAnatomy)– ImprovingtheHCSystem(buildsonY1course)– Nutrition– Neoplasia (genetics,staging,vocabulary,statistics,etc.)– MedicalGenetics(buildsonY1material)– RehabilitationMedicine(newtwoyearsago)– Newest:Medicalethics,socialjustice,Psychologyofdisease
CourseObjectives– Comments• Courseobjectivescapturethemainideasofthecourse
• ObjectivesaddresssomeUSMLE“interdisciplinary”contentareasthatmaynotbespecificallyaddressedinothercourseobjectives(e.g.nutrition)
• CoursecurrentlyaddressesUSMLEobjectivesrelatedto“Biostatistics,Epidemiology/PopulationHealth,&InterpretationoftheMedicalLiterature”– Someofthismaterialmayeventuallybecoveredinthe“PatientsandPopulations:ImprovingHealthandHealthcare”courseinYear2
FormatofCourse&SessionObjectives• Courseobjectivesareprovidedinthesyllabus
• Courseobjectivesarewritteninthecorrectformat
• Sessionobjectivesareprovidedinthecoursematerialsformost(butnotall)individualsessions
• Sessionobjectives,whenpresent,aregenerallywritteninthecorrectformat
IssuesofRedundancy• Aretheremajorissuesofredundancywithothercourses?– NutritionappearsinnoothercoursesaseitheracourseobjectiveorsessionobjectiveinILIOS
– Manyotherthemesaredesignedtobedeliberatelylongitudinal(pediatrics,imaging,neoplasia)
– WillneedtowatchforredundancywithnewPatientsandPopulationscourseandcoordinatematerialcarefully
– Studentsfelttherewassomeredundancywithyear1coursesbyanewY2facultymemberinNutritionunawareofwhatstudentshadpreviouslylearned(e.g.ATPproduction)andintheareaofbiostats
ExplorationofEthicsandHumanities• EthicalissuesareexploredaspartofCPCcasediscussionsandarediscussedspecificallyinsessionson:– Screeningforcancer– Providingpalliativecareforcancerpatients– Rehabilitationmedicine:focusonfunction
• Studentsareencouragedtoexploreethicalissuesintheiressayassignmentforthecourse
SummaryregardingObjectives• Objectivescorrelatewellwithcoursecontentandfillimportantgapsinthecurriculum
• Afewsessionsaremissingsessionobjectives
• Course’semphasisonworkingthroughacomplexCPCcase (adaptedfromarealcasepresentedina2000NEJMCPC)asaclasslendsitselftodiscussionofethicalissues
CourseLearningOpportunities• Courseisframedbyasingleextendedcaseofachildwitha
malignancy– Therearetwo1-hourCPCsessionswithfullclassparticipation
– Therearethree1-hour“paneldiscussions”withfullclassparticipationthatarestructuredwithspecificquestionsrelevanttothecase
• Lectures15hrs.(67%)• Largegroupdiscussions7 hrs.(31%)– Casepresentation/discussionsandpaneldiscussions
• TourofRadiationTherapyUnit0.5hrs.(2%)– Tourwasnotrequired,butwaswellreceivedbystudentswhoattended
SummaryregardingPedagogy• Courseisdeliveredinlargegroupformat,whichincludesanumberof“standard”lectures– Mostlargegroupsessionswerecase-basedandinteractive
• CPCsessionsandPaneldiscussionsofferadditionalopportunityforstudentengagementandactiveparticipation
Assessment• WrittenQuizzes
– Ashortquiz(3items,5minutes)isprovidedfollowingmostofthecourselectures
– Totalofapproximately45questionsacrossallquizzes– StandardSBMgradingpoliciesapply(failingscoreis> 2.5SDbelow
themean,andanoutlierfromtheclassandbelow70%)• FinalExam
– Nofinalexamisofferedinthiscourse• Other
– Studentsarerequiredtowritea3pageessayaddressingoneofthetopicsofthecourse(orarelatedtopicchosenbystudent)
– Specificessayquestionsareprovided;studentsmaychoosewhichtoanswer
– Studentsareexpectedtoincorporateandproperlycitequalityreferencesfromthemedicalliterature
AssessmentforCourseObjectives• Objectivesareassessedinquizzes,classdiscussionsandinthefinalessay
• Studentschoosewhichessayquestiontoanswer,somayspendmoretimeonparticularobjectivesthanothers
• SBMDirectorsgradethefinalessays(1-5scale)andprovidewrittencommentstostudents– Asmallminorityofstudentsareaskedtore-writetheiressays
incorporatingthisfeedback,iftheiressaydoesnotmeetminimalpassingstandards
– Thisyear,3studentsoutoftheclassofabout94studentswereaskedtore-writeinordertoreceivecredit
SummaryregardingAssessment• Courseeffectivelyassesseslearningobjectives,withmostbeingassessedinquizzes,andseveralbeingassessedindepthwithafinalessay
• CourseallowsstudentstobeassessedinbothMCQandnon-MCQformats– Studentsarerarelyaskedtoproducearesearchpaperwithreferencesoverthecourseofyear1andyear2
– Studentsreceiveagradefrom1-5(scoreof3requiredtopass)aswellaswrittenfeedbackontheiressays
– Studentswritingunacceptableessaysaregivenagradeofincompletewiththeopportunitytore-writebasedonfeedback
Measuresof
Quality–AAMCGQ
Year2courses OverallSatisfactionAY2014-2015
SBMThemes 3.54(2014-2015)3.35(2015-2016)
GI 4.47
Hematology 4.44
Infectiousdiseases 4.40
Respiration 4.38
Cardiology 4.27
Psychiatry 4.20
FEK 4.19
Pharmacology 4.15
Dermatology 4.11
Endocrine 4.09
CT&Bone 3.62
Nervous system 3.46
Reproduction 3.29
MeasuresofQuality– CourseEvaluation
scale[1=poor;2=fair;3=good;4=verygood;5=excellent]
scale[1=poor;2=fair;3=good;4=verygood;5=excellent]
MeasuresofQuality– CourseEvaluation
Themes2014(55%)*
Themes2015(21%)*
Overallsatisfactionofcourse 3.54 3.35
Clarity oflearningobjectives+ NA NA
Organizationofthecourse+ NA NA
Howwellthecourseintroduced metothisdiscipline+ NA NA
Congruence ofassessmentquestions tomaterialemphasizedincourse+ NA NA
Overallmeanscoreforcourseevaluation -- 3.83
*studentparticipation rateoncourseevaluation+thesequestionswerenotaskedonThemescourseevaluation
MeasuresofQuality– StudentComments
Strengths:• CPCcaseworkedwelltoframethecourse• Paneldiscussionswerehelpful forputtingmaterialintocontextandwerehighlyinteractive
• “DiscussionsweremyfavoritepartofThemes”
MeasuresofQuality– StudentCommentsSuggestionsforImprovement:• Studentsfeltcoursecouldhavebeencondensedandthatsomesessionswereredundant– Somenutritionmaterialwasredundant toyear1,andfacultymemberdidnotseemawarethatstudentshadalreadylearnedmetabolism
– Otherredundancywashelpful(e.g.inimagingsessions)– Screeningsessioncoveredsomematerialpreviouslytaughtinbiostats (somestudentsmayhavefoundthishelpful,butothersfounditrepetitive)
• Studentswouldappreciateacommentindicatingthatthefacultymemberisawarematerialhasalreadybeentaught
MeasuresofQuality– StudentComments
• Studentsfeltsportsmedicinesessionwasnotrelatedtotheremainderofthecourseandmightbebetterplacedelsewhere(suchasYear1Metabolism)
• Studentswouldlikeforallquizquestionstobevisibleatonce(navigation wasdifficultinCanvas–formattingissue)
• Studentsfeltnomorethanafewminutesshouldbespentbyfacultyinpresentingtheircareer/specialty
• Somestudentsdidnotfeeltherelationshipofthecourseto“Themes”ofSBM/year2wasclear
SummaryregardingMeasuresofQuality• Courseevaluationresponseratewasonly21%ofclass(comparedto55%in2014-2015)
• Courseevaluationdidnotincludeallquestionsaskedinothercourseevaluations
• StudentsfeltCPCcaseworkedwelltoframethecourse
• Studentsrecommendedthatfacultybefamiliarwithwhathasalreadybeencoveredinyear1andacknowledgeany“review”materialassuch
Recommendations• Ensureallsessionshavesessionobjectives• ReformatquizzesonCanvastoimprovenavigation• AddquestionstostudentcourseevaluationtomatchevaluationsforotherSBMcourses(clarityoflearningobjectives,organizationofcourse,etc.)andallowfreetextforcommentsattheendofevaluation
• Ensurefacultyareawareofwhathasbeencoveredinyear1andacknowledgeplannedredundancyorreview
• ConsidermovingSportsNutritionsessiontoyear1metabolismcourse
Actionplanfromcoursedirector(1)• Ensureallsessionshavesessionobjectives– Continuetorequirethisfromalllecturers
• ReformatquizzesonCanvastoimprovenavigation– Thisisasimpleformattingissue– MakesurethatallquestionsdisplayatthesametimeinCanvasoncequizisopened
• AddquestionstostudentcourseevaluationtomatchevaluationsforotherSBMcourses(clarityoflearningobjectives,organizationofcourse,etc.)andallowfreetextforcommentsattheendofevaluation– ThiscanbeeasilyarrangedwithDianeGrollman,andwillmakeiteasiertocomparethiscoursetootherY2courses
Actionplanfromcoursedirector(2)• EnsurefacultyareawareofwhathasbeencoveredinYear1andacknowledgeplannedredundancyorreview– ThiswasaproblemwithanewlecturerinNutrition(Ms.Al-Nimr),
whoarrivedoncampusthedaybeforethecoursebegan.– Dr.Nierenbergwillmeetwiththisfacultymember,andreviewthe
areasofunintendedoverlap(e.g.ATPproduction)presentinY1curriculum
– ThisproblemofunintentionalredundancywasalsoanissuewithsomescreeningandstatisticstopicsinthelecturebyDr.Arrick aboutscreeningforcancer;
– Dr.NierenbergwilldiscussthisissuewithDr.Arrick aswellfornextyear
– Whilesomestudentsmayfindthisuseful,atleastitspresenceinYear1shouldberecognized
Actionplanfromcoursedirector(3)• ConsidermovingSportsNutritionsessiontoYear1metabolismcourse– Mayfitbetterinthatslot– WillarrangeconversationbetweenlecturerandY1coursedirector
• WilldiscusswithournewNutritionfacultymemberadifferentthirdtopictodiscussinthisY2courses,tofurtherstrengthenthisintroductiontoNutritionatthispointinYear2