Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical Curriculum
Background: A medical neuroscience curriculum that integrates broad categorization of neurological diseases in the first year of medical education has a functional utility to strengthen the foundation of medical students in clinical neuroscience. Students–patients interactive activities could provid...
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| author | Jasmine Pendergrass Bianca Stewart Kelsey Williams James Buggy Asa Black Sandip Jain Mary Hughes Chris Troup Thomas I. Nathaniel |
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| description | Background: A medical neuroscience curriculum that integrates broad categorization of neurological diseases in the first year of medical education has a functional utility to strengthen the foundation of medical students in clinical neuroscience. Students–patients interactive activities could provide an understanding of core curricula for basic neuroscience and clinical neurology.
Methods: Twelve neurological patients, with varying neurological diseases, volunteered to share their medical experiences with small groups of students in a 30-minute session. A debriefing segment with clinical and biomedical science faculty and students followed these sessions. Two structured student surveys – a pre and posttests were administered.
Results: 98.5% of students agreed (85.5% of these students strongly agreed) that patient integration into the first-year neuroscience module provided real-life experiences that were helpful in their understanding of clinical neuroscience. 95.6% of students agreed that their ability to interact with a diverse group of neurological patients was improved. Prior to the students–patients interactive session, only 91.1% of students agreed (52.6% of these students strongly agreed) that patient integration would be beneficial in their understanding of clinical neuroscience.
Discussion: The integration of patients into the neuroscience module provides better understanding of clinical concepts in neuroscience. It facilitates a meaningful discussions, stimulated critical thinking in neuroscience, and increased students׳ insights into patient–physician relationships, even at year one in the medical school, with significant real-life experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4f009ee822514005bbaad78a714569eb2023-01-02T18:48:03ZengKing Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health SciencesHealth Professions Education2452-30112018-03-0141596610.1016/j.hpe.2017.02.001Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical CurriculumJasmine Pendergrass0Bianca Stewart1Kelsey Williams2James Buggy3Asa Black4Sandip Jain5Mary Hughes6Chris Troup7Thomas I. Nathaniel8University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville 29605, SC, USAUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville 29605, SC, USAUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville 29605, SC, USAUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville 29605, SC, USAUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville 29605, SC, USAGreenville Health System, SC, USAGreenville Health System, SC, USAGreenville Health System, SC, USAUniversity of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville 29605, SC, USABackground: A medical neuroscience curriculum that integrates broad categorization of neurological diseases in the first year of medical education has a functional utility to strengthen the foundation of medical students in clinical neuroscience. Students–patients interactive activities could provide an understanding of core curricula for basic neuroscience and clinical neurology. Methods: Twelve neurological patients, with varying neurological diseases, volunteered to share their medical experiences with small groups of students in a 30-minute session. A debriefing segment with clinical and biomedical science faculty and students followed these sessions. Two structured student surveys – a pre and posttests were administered. Results: 98.5% of students agreed (85.5% of these students strongly agreed) that patient integration into the first-year neuroscience module provided real-life experiences that were helpful in their understanding of clinical neuroscience. 95.6% of students agreed that their ability to interact with a diverse group of neurological patients was improved. Prior to the students–patients interactive session, only 91.1% of students agreed (52.6% of these students strongly agreed) that patient integration would be beneficial in their understanding of clinical neuroscience. Discussion: The integration of patients into the neuroscience module provides better understanding of clinical concepts in neuroscience. It facilitates a meaningful discussions, stimulated critical thinking in neuroscience, and increased students׳ insights into patient–physician relationships, even at year one in the medical school, with significant real-life experiences.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452301116301134NeuroscienceNeurologyMedical educationPatients |
| spellingShingle | Jasmine Pendergrass Bianca Stewart Kelsey Williams James Buggy Asa Black Sandip Jain Mary Hughes Chris Troup Thomas I. Nathaniel Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical Curriculum Health Professions Education Neuroscience Neurology Medical education Patients |
| title | Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical Curriculum |
| title_full | Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical Curriculum |
| title_fullStr | Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical Curriculum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical Curriculum |
| title_short | Integration of Patients into First-year Neuroscience Medical Curriculum |
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| topic | Neuroscience Neurology Medical education Patients |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452301116301134 |
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