Feasibility of a Vertically Integrated Teaching Strategy during a Surgical Clerkship Event—Learning Methods Matter
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22048877 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miklos C Fogarasi (0000-0002-5780-2536, Quinnipiac University, corresponding author), Christine Van Cott (HCA Florida South Tampa Hospital, Tampa, FL 33609, USA), Richard Feinn (0000-0002-4158-7640, Quinnipiac University), Richard S Feinn (Quinnipiac University), Steven A Hirshorn (St. Vincent's Medical Center), Eugene H Lewis (St. Vincent's Medical Center), Susan V Fernandez (St. Vincent's Medical Center), Lori Ratchelous (St. Vincent's Medical Center), Julia A O’Connor (Quinnipiac University), Larry D Gruppen (0000-0002-2107-0126, University of Michigan) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 557 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-16 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/educsci12080557 |
| OpenAlex | W4292291604 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Sound foundational knowledge improves disease conceptualization and clinical diagnosis. Vertical integration (VI) is an appealing educational strategy to refresh relevant pre-clinical information during clinical rotations. However, an optimal learning approach for this has not yet been established. We hypothesized that a small group collaborative discussion format might serve as an appealing learning method to deliver integrated material and increase retention. During AYs 2018/2019 and 2019/2020, our multidisciplinary team utilized a Colorectal Cancer workshop incorporating pre-clinical material for Y3 students on Surgical Clerkship. In search of an optimized way to deliver vertically integrated content, we alternately presented the workshop material either in a small group (SG) case-based collaborative format or as a standard-sized group (StdG) exercise. We achieved this by testing immediate and late (4-week post-event) recall and assessing student satisfaction with the VI strategy in both physical settings (StdG and SG). A total of 93% of participants considered VI-based training worthwhile, 96% reported an increased knowledge base and 93% would welcome similar VI events in the curriculum. Significantly more SG students than StdG (52% vs. 31%, p = 0.014) enthusiastically endorsed their event and would prefer to have future VI events delivered in the format they experienced (88% for SG vs. 42% for StdG) (p
Attrition · Conceptualization · Curriculum · Knowledge retention · Medical education · Pedagogy · Recall · Computer Science · Dentistry · Health Sciences Research and Education · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Problem and Project Based Learning · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |