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Education Innovation

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How two books published by a student committee help students prepare for practical exams

It is a well-known fact that medical students often trade their textbooks for alternative tools such as summaries, charts and diagrams when preparing for exams like the OSCEs. They seek structure and clarity across the large amount of information they need to assimilate.

With that in mind, the Groupe de perfectionnement des habiletés cliniques (GPHC) at Université Laval (UL) published, in 2013, the 1st edition of the Petit guide des habiletés cliniques (PGHC) and, in 2016, the 1st edition of the Petit guide de l'entrevue médicale (PGEM). The PGHC, a reference book developed and reviewed by more than 200 students and 40 physicians from various specialties, focuses mainly on the physical exam findings for 215 pathologies classified by system. It was renewed in 2018 with a 2nd edition. The PGEM, which addresses the medical interview and its related skills, is currently being reedited to be more consistent with the PGHC presentation.

The second edition of the PGHC sold more than 1,400 copies across several francophone universities in the province of Quebec, and both the PGEM and the PGHC are available in select bookstores. In a recent limited survey conducted among UL students, 98% of the responders stated that they used the books at least once to prepare for a practical exam. The GPHC is always looking for recommendations and therefore opportunities to improve their books. The creation of such a network within the medical education community promotes knowledge and student collaboration with their peers and teachers, for purposes of teaching and learning innovation.

OSCE

PGEM

PGHC

Undergraduate

Teaching and learning

Undergraduate

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