scholarly journals Using project-based learning to enhance curricular integration and relevance of basic medical sciences in pre-clerkship years

2022 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Fatma Alzahraa Abdelsalam Elkhamisy ◽  
Azza Hassan Zidan ◽  
Mohamed Fathelbab Fathelbab
Keyword(s):  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Curricular Integration ◽  
Basic Medical

scholarly journals Using Project-based Learning to Enhance Curricular Integration and Relevance of Basic Medical Sciences in Pre-clerkship Years

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Alzahraa Abdelsalam Elkhamisy ◽  
Azza Hassan Zidan ◽  
Mohamed Fathelbab Fathelbab
Keyword(s):  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Normal Structure ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Curricular Integration ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Project Completion ◽  
Integrated Research ◽  
Traditional Lectures ◽  
Basic Medical

AbstractIntroductionIntegration levels vary in the basic medical pre-clerkship years. We aimed to discover the deficiencies and increase the level of integration for the multidisciplinary curriculum of the 1st 2 academic years at The Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University. We used Project-based learning (PtBL) via designing “Clinically-applied team-based integrated research project” tasks. The purpose was to make students fully appreciate the relationship between basic disciplines and their relevance to practice hence boosts their learning.MethodsWe designed interdisciplinary integrated research project tasks (cases/symptoms/signs) that followed each module’s objectives. Students worked in teams to write and deliver project reports. They analyzed the assigned tasks and used reasoning to create diagnoses, relate the condition to the disrupted normal structure/functions, suggest/contraindicate specific treatment plans, and create preventive plans based on their understanding of the basic medical sciences. A survey was introduced to assess students’ perceptions of the learning approach used. Students’ responses were analyzed.ResultsDeficient-, unrelated-, & should be related in an interdisciplinary way-topics in the curriculum were discovered and reported during the projects’ design. Students (n=694) completed the survey (52% response rate). Most (84.6%) were satisfied by the integrated interdisciplinary project, and 57.9% preferred substituting the traditional lectures completely by integrated PtBL. Students significantly (P=0.000) understood the relation between objectives of disciplines after project completion (mean 3.66, SD ±0.92) than before it (mean 3.46, SD ±0.91). A significant relation was detected between the rank given to the perceived degree of the integration between basic to clinical sciences in the projects and both the rank perceived for students’ developed clinical reasoning (P=0.000) and the students’ choice of implementing future learning via the integrated project tasks (P=0.002).ConclusionsThe PtBL can be used as a complementary learning method to elevate the level of integration within a multidisciplinary approach to boost students’ learning.

A checklist to help students analyze published articles in basic medical sciences.

1995 ◽  
Vol 268 (6) ◽  
pp. S21 ◽  
Author(s):  
P K Rangachari ◽  
S Mierson
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Biomedical Sciences ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Student Responses ◽  
Life Long Learning ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Reading Textbooks ◽  
Scientific Life ◽  
Basic Medical

Because critical analysis of published information is an essential component of scientific life, it is important that students be trained in its practice. Undergraduate students who are more accustomed to reading textbooks and taking lecture notes find it difficult to appreciate primary publications. To help such students, we have developed a checklist that helps them analyze different components of a research article in basic biomedical sciences. Students used the checklist to analyze critically a published article. The students were assigned an article and asked to write a paper (maximum 2 pages of single-spaced type) assessing it. This assignment has been found useful to both undergraduate and graduate students in pharmacology and physiology. Student responses to a questionnaire were highly favorable; students thought the exercise provided them with some of the essential skills for life-long learning.

Effectiveness of instructional computers in teaching basic medical sciences

1979 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 189-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
DIANE L. ESSEX ◽  
W. E. SORLIE
Keyword(s):  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Basic Medical

scholarly journals OSPE (Objective structured practical examination): Perception of the faculty and students at A Public Sector Medical College in Pakistan.

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1519-1524
Author(s):  
Zahid Kamal ◽  
Nauman Aziz ◽  
Hafiza Swaiba Afzal ◽  
Ahmad Zeeshan Jamil ◽  
Muhammad Waseem ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Practical Examination ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Basic Medical

Objective: Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE) is a growing way of assessing the students of medical universities particularly. This study is targeted to compare and assess different perceptions of the faculty and the students towards OSPE at a public sector medical college. Study Design: Cross Sectional Survey. Setting: Sahiwal Medical College Sahiwal. Period: 1st July 2020 to 15th July 2020. Material & Methods: The questionnaire was sent to all the participants by Whatsapp because of COVID-19 pandemic. All the undergrad students of MBBS (500) and all the faculty members (65) of clinical and basic medical sciences were included in the study. Results: The response rate of faculty members was 78.46% and that of undergraduate students was 70.80%. Out of 51 members who responded, 23 (45.10%) were males while 28 (54.90%) were female. Female students were having majority of participation (71.20%). Most of the faculty and students agreed with the fact that ‘The questions asked in the OSPE stations were appropriate and related to the curriculum’ (60.10% and 45.10% respectively). Response to a question ‘OSPE is more transparent, fair and objective as compared to traditional practical examination’ got a nod from faculty members (49%). Almost 76% of the students (strongly agreed and agreed) thought that OSPE was tiring and stressful for them but their respected faculty members thought the opposite. Conclusion: Our study concludes that there is satisfaction of both students and the faculty regarding their perceptions of OSPE at public sector medical college. In our study while comparing, the majority of both the groups were having almost same opinions.

scholarly journals Exploring the features of mobile phone application of anatomy in basic medical sciences: a qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Mansouri ◽  
Shoaleh Bigdeli ◽  
Afsaneh Dehnad ◽  
Zohreh Sohrabi ◽  
Somayeh Alizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Mobile Phone Application ◽  
Basic Medical

Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

2010 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Laboratory Investigation ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Investigative Techniques ◽  
Modern Medical Practice ◽  
Basic Medical

This invaluable reference is a compendium of investigations relevant to modern medical practice. It provides a synopsis of most of the investigative techniques used in the basic medical sciences and the major clinical specialties. In addition there are sections devoted to imaging tests including radiology and nuclear medicine.

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