Accepted Type
Facilitated and Dedicated Poster
Code
P3 - 03
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Innovation
Will the presenter be a:
Other
Presenter Other
Faculty
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Pivoting in a Pandemic: Rapid Development of a Virtual Comprehensive COVID Curriculum
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the immediate removal of all clerks from the clinical environment. The conversion of in-person clerkship seminars to a virtual format allowed students to continue learning from home, yet significant changes to the provision of health care occurred in their absence. With only a few months to prepare, a just-in-time curriculum was developed to address these changes and prepare students for a safe and successful return to clinical practice.
Summary of the Innovation
Informal needs assessments with MD program leadership guided development of our two-week virtual curriculum which combined 12 hours of large group lectures, 3 small group sessions requiring over 100 preceptors, and mandatory in-person PPE donning and doffing simulation. Clinical curriculum included COVID care across the age continuum; palliative care delivery in COVID patients; and a boot camp on virtual patient care with a small group virtual standardized patient encounter. A group of medical students co-created a 3-part series on ethical considerations in resource scarcity in COVID, with a lecture, small group virtual debate, and panel discussion with experts in the field. Student experience and well-being were addressed by lectures on resilience, practical tips for hospital life during a pandemic, and navigating new tensions in the learning environment. Course evaluations were overall positive. Students preferred the small group work over the lectures.
Conclusion
Since its development this curriculum has also been delivered to the incoming fall 2020 clerks, with plans to imbed elements into established courses such as pre-clerkship and Transition to Clerkship.
Keyword 1
COVID
Keyword 2
Curriculum
Keyword 3
Virtual
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Curriculum
Curriculum
General
Additional Theme (First choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Physician & Medical Student Health and Well-being
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Stacey Bernstein
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
