"Feedback is a crucial element in the educational process and it is shown that we are still behind in the optimal use of it; thus, learners need to be taught how to better receive and utilize feedback."
"Welcome to Online IPE: A Virtual Learning Centre where interprofessional collaboration and IPE online modules provide opportunities for "learners, or members/students of two or more professions associated with health or social care, to engage in learning with, from and about each other" (CAIPE). "
OpenLabyrinth is an open source online activity modelling system that allows users to build interactive 'game-informed' educational activities such as virtual patients, simulations, games, mazes and algorithms. It has been designed to be adaptable and simple to use while retaining a wealth of game-like features.
"The richness of the informal curriculum in a longitudinal rural placement powerfully influenced students' intentions to practise rurally. It provided an important context for learning and evolving notions of professionalism and rural professional identity. This richness could be reinforced by developing formal curricula using educational activities based around service-led and interprofessional learning. To overcome the contextual barriers, the rural workforce development model needs to focus on socialising medical students into rural and remote medicine. More generic issues include student selection, further expansion of structured vocational training pathways that vertically integrate with longitudinal rural placements and the maintenance of rurally focused support throughout postgraduate training."
While fellows are often believed to be a detracting factor to residency training, we found that pediatric resident attitudes toward the fellows were generally positive. In our experience, in the specialty of neonatology a fellow-led education program can positively contribute to both resident and fellow learning and satisfaction.
David Shieh of the Chronicle of Higher Education recently took a look at a community college program that features a microlecture format, presentations varying from one to three minutes in length.
"Timely and explicit medical error disclosure is essential to maintain a strong bond of trust between physicians and their patients. Several surveys revealed that patients desire to be informed promptly of all medical errors (including the unintended minor ones) (1, 2), and furthermore, prefer to be debriefed in greater details than what most physicians think is needed (3). "
Intute is a free online service providing a database of hand selected Web resources for education and research. These resources can't be downloaded and so embedded in local teaching resources but you can link out to these sites from local resources or refer students to these websites.
"Through the moments and stories shared by students, we conclude that there is an enormous need in this population for opportunities to communicate the many emotions associated with medical school and with healthcare-related personal experiences, such as anxiety, pride, or anger. PT proved a powerful tool to help students communicate"
Families are an immense resource in the care, treatment and recovery of individuals with co-occurring mental health and addiction problems. However, they often have limited access to the resources, information and help that they need to be supportive to the ones they love. This six-week online course for health care providers explores the needs of families affected by concurrent disorders as well as the strategies that health care providers can use to empower families and ensure that their experiences are more positive. The recommended pre-requisite for this course is the Concurrent Disorders Core Course.
"Our study suggests there is no significant difference in themes addressed or levels of reflection achieved when students complete a similar assignment via online blogging or traditional essay writing. Given this, faculty staff should feel comfortable in utilising the blog format for reflective exercises. Faculty members could consider the option of using either format to address different learning styles of students."
"The 22-page report outlines a multi-pronged approach that can begin to fix the communication gap. The plan falls into four broad categories which include establishing cultural profiles, educating healthcare providers with the culturally-relevant information, reaching patients through as many touchpoints as possible (e-mail, text) and establishing regular follow-up."
"Approximately one-third of pediatric clerkship directors currently use SNS, with use less likely with increasing age. Fewer have SNS relationships with students than with residents. Perceptions of appropriateness of faculty SNS behaviors and students' postings varied. These perceptions by medical education leaders can stimulate discussion to inform consensus guidelines on professional SNS use."
