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Virtual Coaching And Deliberate Practice To Enhance Medical Students' Clinical Reasoning During Oral Case Presentations, Nicole Akar-Ghibril Md, Cristina Carter Md, Gabrina Dixon Md, Med, Ellen Goldman Med, Mba, Mary C. Ottolini Md, Mph, Med
Virtual Coaching And Deliberate Practice To Enhance Medical Students' Clinical Reasoning During Oral Case Presentations, Nicole Akar-Ghibril Md, Cristina Carter Md, Gabrina Dixon Md, Med, Ellen Goldman Med, Mba, Mary C. Ottolini Md, Mph, Med
Journal of Maine Medical Center
ABSTRACT:
Introduction
Oral case presentations (OP) provide an opportunity for medical students to practice clinical reasoning and communication skills, and for faculty to provide assessment. Specific teaching strategies are needed to improve students’ OP skills.
Objective
To compare the effectiveness of Virtual Coaching (VC) to Small Group (SG) discussion or Traditional Feedback (TF/control) in improving clinical reasoning during OP, using a validated PBEAR (Problem Representation, Background Evidence, Analysis, Recommendation) tool.
Design/Methods
Students from two medical schools were randomly assigned to three groups during their inpatient pediatric clerkship. All completed an eLearning module about using illness scripts to promote clinical reasoning …
Preparing Student Paramedics For The Mental Health Challenges Of The Profession By Using The Wisdom Of The Experienced, Lisa Holmes, Natalie Ciccone, Lynne Cohen, Richard Brightwell
Preparing Student Paramedics For The Mental Health Challenges Of The Profession By Using The Wisdom Of The Experienced, Lisa Holmes, Natalie Ciccone, Lynne Cohen, Richard Brightwell
Research outputs 2014 to 2021
Given the significant mental health issues affecting our paramedics, there exists an urgent need to promote positive mental health and well-being among future cohorts of student paramedics. This study investigated the preparedness of student paramedics for the mental health challenges of the profession and explored the coping strategies used by experienced paramedics. The study was conducted in two parts. Part A comprised of two surveys which were developed and administered to 16 course coordinators and 302 students of the 16 accredited undergraduate paramedicine courses across Australia and New Zealand. The survey aimed to identify the perceived need for preparation within …