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Clinical Experiences: A How to Guide

Case Studies
Self-paced, online instruction
Telehealth

What is it?
- “Student-centered teaching methodology that exposes students to real-world scenarios that need to be solved using their reasoning skills and existing theoretical knowledge” (Ali, 2018, p.55)
How to do it?
- Individual work: Provide students with case scenario (video, paper, virtual sources) and have them provide answers to set questions. Students can submit answers via electronic source or discuss case with faculty using telecommunications tool, e.g. phone, Zoom, etc.
- Small Group: Provide students with case scenario and have students meet virtually to role play and discuss the case. Other ideas include conducting team-based learning sessions, flipped classroom, or group discussions via zoom.
- Use discussion boards to facilitate group discussion of case scenario
Resources
- Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS)
- Clinical Key
  - Collection of procedural videos available through the library (must login through library)
- Access Medicine
  - Procedural videos
  - Cases (Trial through June 1, 2020)
- Sim-Central
  - Interdisciplinary Case Studies and Scenarios
  - Selected Resource – Kansas Board of Nursing Cases
- Bates Physical Examination and OSCE Videos (paid subscription may be required)
- ADEA and AAMC
  - Selected Resource - Small Group Case-Based Review of Medicine for Dental Students
  - Cases and Resources for Dentists
- Aquifer
  - Curriculum and Clinical Case studies– Focused on Physician and PA(paid subscription may be required)
  - 23 Free Interdisciplinary Cases
- Online MedEd: Case X
  - Clinical knowledge videos and 90 interactive cases to train clinical reasoning (paid subscription may be required).
  - Selected Resource - Crash Course in Medicine In-Depth Videos
- MedMastery
  - Emergency Procedures Course - Video lessons and quizzes
  - More lessons available for free to hospitals treating COVID-19
- Prime
  - Case Studies for a Variety of Disciplines
  - Selected Resource – Pharmacy Case Studies
- American Family Physician
  - Physical exam & procedure videos with accompanying articles
  - University of Virginia Onlne Resources
- New England Journal of Medicine
  - Covid-19 RX: Treatment Simulations
- HumanDX
- The Curbsiders, Internal Medicine Podcast Series
- FOAMed, Free Open Access Meducation
Research

What is it?
- Learning that occurs via virtual modules and completed whenever, wherever the student is located. Instructional pace proceeds based on the learner.
How to do it?
- Create online course within Blackboard
- Assign predeveloped online modules
- Assign an online module as the prework for a flipped classroom setup; flipped classroom would occur in an online environment, e.g. Zoom meeting
Resources
- MedEd Portal Virtual Resources
  - Self-Directed Modules for Clinical Teaching
  - Selected Resource – Newborn Care Curriculum
- Free CME
  - Independent courses with multimedia, questions, slide presentation with audio, and retests for multiple specialties
  - Selected Resource - Managing Complex Patients with Bipolar Disorder
- Life in the Fastlane
- University of Wisconsin Video Library
  - Collection of videos prepared by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  - Selected Resource – Gross Anatomy Dissections
- NextGenU
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM)
  - Distance learning resources for healthcare providers
  - Selected Resource – University of Colorado E-Learning Modules
- ADEA and AAMC
  - Independent modules, cases, and resources for Dentists
  - Selected Resource – All-Ceramic Crown Tooth Preparation and Provisional Crown Fabrication
- Smiles for Life
  - Educational resources and courses focused on integrating oral health and primary care
- Nurse.com
  - Collection of free nursing CE courses
  - Selected Resource – Traumatic Brain Injury
- ASHP – Pharmacy
  - Critical Care Pharmacy Review Course (paid subscription may be required)

Institute for Healthcare Improvement
- Selection of free online courses for a general healthcare audience.
Mayo Clinic
- Collection of paid continuing education resources for a variety of disciplines. (Free 30-day trial)

Research

What is it?
- “The use of telecommunication technologies to diagnose, monitor, educate, and treat patients”
How to do it?
- Using web-conferencing technology, e.g. Zoom, have students’ conduct patient visits with standardized patients.
- If allowable (consider legal, liability, licensure, reimbursement issues), have students conduct telehealth visits with real patients under faculty supervision.
- Have students conduct patient visits via telephone.
- Integrate zoom/web conferencing tools into live patient rounds.
Resources
- Zoom: web conferencing software with multimedia, chat, and screen sharing
Research

Apr 4, 2023