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1,000 Miles Next Door: Lessons Learned And Next Steps, Margaret A. Hadinger Edd, Ms, Jennifer D. Mccormick Mba, J Alan Otsuki Md, Mba Nov 2013

1,000 Miles Next Door: Lessons Learned And Next Steps, Margaret A. Hadinger Edd, Ms, Jennifer D. Mccormick Mba, J Alan Otsuki Md, Mba

Department of Education

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1,000 Miles Next Door: The Development Of A Branch Medical Campus, Margaret A. Hadinger Edd, Ms, Jennifer D. Mccormick Mba, J Alan Otsuki Md, Mba Nov 2013

1,000 Miles Next Door: The Development Of A Branch Medical Campus, Margaret A. Hadinger Edd, Ms, Jennifer D. Mccormick Mba, J Alan Otsuki Md, Mba

Department of Education

No abstract provided.


Understanding Medical Students’ Beliefs On Abortion And Sexual Reproduction, Maria Jarkowiec, Julia B. Frank, Seema Kakar, Gisela Butera Oct 2013

Understanding Medical Students’ Beliefs On Abortion And Sexual Reproduction, Maria Jarkowiec, Julia B. Frank, Seema Kakar, Gisela Butera

Medicine Faculty Posters and Presentations

Background/Objective: As a controversial topic in American society, abortion occupies a precarious place in medical school curricula. Although medical students believe abortion is a valid and acceptable topic, fewer than 20% of U.S. medical schools offer formal abortion education in either the pre-clinical or clinical years. Only 40% provide abortion lectures during clerkships. According to Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics student learning objectives, abortion education should be included at a minimum in the third year core clerkship. In the absence of published curricula, health professional schools must develop their own methods to teach the medical aspects of the …


Expanding Our Roles: Embedded In Curriculum Design, Gisela Butera, Alexandra Gomes, Thomas Harrod, Seema Kakar, Julia B. Frank, Jennifer Owens May 2013

Expanding Our Roles: Embedded In Curriculum Design, Gisela Butera, Alexandra Gomes, Thomas Harrod, Seema Kakar, Julia B. Frank, Jennifer Owens

Himmelfarb Library Faculty Posters and Presentations

Objectives To describe how librarians became involved in helping to design curriculum for Problem- Based Learning (PBL) Course for first- and second-year medical students. Librarians became part of a team collaborating with medical faculty to revise the PBL curriculum, incorporating innovative teaching techniques and creating effective simulated patient case scenarios.

Methods In August 2010, the PBL Director contacted the Library to help revise 10 cases for second-year problem-based learning course. Two librarians joined the PBL multi-disciplinary curriculum team meeting bi-weekly to create and revise medical tutor and student guides, and case modules. The cases successfully evolved from paper handouts to …