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Teaching Critical Thinking To First-Year Medical Students Through Concept Mapping, Amina Sadik
Teaching Critical Thinking To First-Year Medical Students Through Concept Mapping, Amina Sadik
College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUN) Publications and Research
Helping students learn the basic sciences and demonstrating their importance in the practice of medicine presents a challenge for the majority of medical science educators. A curriculum change of medical biochemistry was implemented to include concept mapping as a visual strategy to enhance the analytical and critical thinking skills during clinical case-based workshops. A rubric was used to give detailed feedback and provide guidance to students. A number of clinical cases were judiciously selected to illustrate specific topics. Students meet with a faculty member to discuss the concept map prior to the workshop. During such meetings, all members are asked …