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Teaching Perspectives & Pearls Blog
Student Experience: Bridging the Gap Between Coursework and Patient Care
Georgia Vasilakis, MD Candidate, Class of 2022
Building a Core Clinical Virtual Integrated Curriculum
Stacey Rose, MD & Nadia Ismail, MD
Blog Tag: family medicine
Using Aquifer Assessments: From Exams to Formative Feedback
August 31, 2021 | Curriculum Planning
At Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, we are supporting our fourth-year students with flexible online elective rotations by adapting the model we created during COVID. Our virtual asynchronous electives–built with Aquifer cases and WISE-MD modules and implemented on the fly during lockdown–proved valuable to students, earning positive feedback and course reviews. With a few minor modifications, we are continuing this offering in response to student requests and the wide range of time-consuming requirements in the fourth year.
Student Experience: Bridging the Gap Between Coursework and Patient Care
September 17, 2020 | Preparing for Clinic, Student Perspectives
This summer I began my first clinical rotation of my third year in Family Medicine. Due to local COVID-19 precautions, the first half of our rotation was being conducted virtually. During that time, we were encouraged to complete the Aquifer Family Medicine cases. In my experience, the cases were a helpful bridge to patient care from my coursework…
Providing Formative Feedback Via Summary Statements
July 16, 2020 | Assessment
In many Aquifer cases, students are asked to write out a one to three sentence summary statement that mimics the communication skills they need on rounds, calling consults, and writing patient progress notes. Reviewing a selection of these statements provides an opportunity for faculty to provide meaningful, targeted feedback on clinical reasoning skills.
Building a Core Clinical Virtual Integrated Curriculum
May 11, 2020 | Curriculum Planning
Due to curriculum modifications related to the COVID-19 pandemic, our clerkship directors were charged with developing a virtual curriculum to keep students engaged in clinical learning activities while suspended from participation in face-to-face clinical care. Rather than develop a virtual curriculum for each individual clerkship…
