Accepted Type
Dedicated Poster
Code
LP4 - 06
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
Poster
Sub Type
Education Research
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Student
Affiliation
Title
Ready or not? Investigating student perspectives on the transition to clerkship at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The transition from pre-clerkship to clinical clerkship is a pivotal moment for many medical students. At the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Unit IV (final unit of pre-clerkship) and the Link Block (preliminary unit of clerkship) are designed to facilitate this change. Improvements to the current medical curriculum may help to better prepare students for clerkship. This includes prioritizing active learning over passive learning, focusing on cognitive integration in pre-clerkship, building on subject complexity via a life-cycle approach, and associating weekly clinical skills sessions with case-based learning. This study aimed to (1) identify and synthesize literary evidence on the transition from pre-clerkship to clerkship in a four-year medical program, and (2) design a survey to obtain student feedback on clerkship preparedness at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine.
Methods
Two literature searches were conducted in PubMed. Articles were restricted to those published in the last decade; containing an abstract and full text; involving human subjects; and written in the English language. 14 records were included in the combined literature review. An anonymous survey, consisting of multiple-choice questions; Likert-type scale (1 = "strongly disagree" or "not at all confident" to 5 = "strongly agree" or "extremely confident"); and free text questions, was created using Survey Monkey.
Results
Studies were classified into three categories: needs-assessment only, needs-assessment with next steps, and quality improvement. Students with clinical skills training reported an easier transition to clerkship. A survey assessing students' comfort with the existing curriculum and recommendations for curricular reform was designed for dissemination to second-, third-, and fourth-year medical students, as well as MD/PhD students, in both the Anglophone and Francophone streams at the University of Ottawa.
Conclusion
Based on our literature review, the transition to clerkship was described as difficult and one requiring quality improvement. Student responses to the survey will help guide curricular reform to improve clerkship preparedness at the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine.
Keyword 1
medical education
Keyword 2
curricular reform
Keyword 3
clerkship preparedness
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (First choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Faculty Development
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Neel Mistry
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
