Integration of Dermatology-Focused Physical Diagnosis Rounds and Case-Based Learning within the Internal Medicine Medical Student Clerkship:

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

Brian L.Scott¹ 

关键词: case-based learning;    dermatology teaching;    internal medicine clerkship;    physical diagnosis;    skin examination;   

DOI  :  10.4137/JMECD.S40417

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: SAGEYA Publishing Company

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundOver half of dermatologic conditions are seen by nondermatologists, yet medical students receive little dermatology education. Medical students in the clinical years of training at our institution felt insecure in their physical diagnosis skills for dermatologic conditions.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to implement dermatology-focused curricula within the Internal Medicine (IM) Core Clerkship to increase student confidence in diagnosing skin diseases.MethodsTwo dermatology-focused sessions were integrated into the IM Clerkship. A faculty dermatologist leads students on a dermatology-focused physical diagnosis “Skin Rounds”, where patients are seen at the bedside and students practice describing skin lesions and forming a differential diagnosis. Students also participate in a case-based active learning session. A dermatologist selects images of common skin conditions that students describe utilizing appropriate terminology and offer a differential diagnosis. The impact of these session...

【 授权许可】

CC BY