Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OA1-3-1
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
Associate Dean CPDME, Associate Professor Emergency Medicine
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
yes
Title
Flipping the classroom never looked (or felt) so good.
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
March of 2020 brought Covid-19 and our Medical School curriculum to a halt. In many areas of teaching this had a significant impact on students' hands-on simulated learning. Our final musculoskeletal unit had a heavy hands-on experiential learning component that had to be re-envisioned in a novel way online.
Summary of the Innovation
Students do 12 simulated patient (SP) case practice sessions in Med 2 where they practice the history and physical examination assessment skills they have learned in a particular component in a safe environment with immediate feedback from a highly trained SP. We developed an interactive series of cases to replace these hands-on sessions. We actually added value to the learning by adding sections on differential diagnosis, management plans, evidence-based practice guidelines, and disposition. Students worked through each part of an online interactive case supplemented with knowledge-based quizzes, multiple choice questions, and self-refection. One very unique aspect was mobilizing talents from our non-clinical staff at a very stressful time and coming together as a team to create unique, thought-provoking and challenging cases that reflected material learned online. Theater and performing arts background figured prominently in this case development.
Conclusion
Evaluation data from students was overwhelmingly positive. Students engaged with and enjoyed the interactive components which they felt challenged them and extended their learning. They requested more similar cases. Excellent and innovative teamwork of clinicians and non-clinicians in developing these cases was a great morale boost in a stressful time.
Keyword 1
case-based
Keyword 2
virtual learning
Keyword 3
simulation
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Curriculum
Curriculum
Case-Based
Additional Theme (First choice)
Distributed Medical Education
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Stephen Miller
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
