Clinical Year Information System

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Clinical Year Information System
Ann Lambros, Ph.D.Assistant Dean for
EducationCynthia Burns, M.D.Clerkship Director,
Inpatient Internal Medicine
Graylyn Technology ConferenceSeptember 10,
2007Winston-Salem, NC
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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• Designed to
• Align with Preclinical years system
• Document objectives
• Match to USMLE objectives and support
  accreditation needs
• Provide consistency in availability and access to
  content areas
• Search easily

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• What is the process?
• Focus on didactics initially
• Mimic the system from years 1 and 2
• Design the system for didactic modules

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• Issues and Challenges Encountered
• Lecture series repeat 6-12 x during the year
• Logistics of delivery (scheduling)
• Faculty development/compliance to support system
• Student compliance/integrity
• Systems design developed from scratch

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• Issues and Challenges Encountered
• Limitations to pre/post test assessment with MCQ
  only option perhaps not as robust as variable
  formats
• Build connectivity between 2 delivery systems for
  2 functions (SharePoint vs eWake)
• Archival for accreditation purposes when and
  which one of the multiple deliveries

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• Features and Benefits
• Efficiency Faculty time effort commitment can be
  less frequent than 6-12 x year
• Effectiveness Potentially ensures consistency of
  clerkship curriculum delivery
• Step 2 and 3 USMLE category matching
• Trackable pre/post assessment system
• Mechanism for tracking completion

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• What does the delivery system look like now?
  (SharePoint)
• What does the new development look like? (eWake
  design with SharePoint alignment)
• How does it work to create the described benefits
  and enhancements?

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• Alignment with other Year 3 systems
• Patient Tracking
• Evaluation
• SharePoint
• Procedure Curriculum

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• Implications for Future Development
• Curriculum delivery changes result in teaching
  method changes
• Faculty adaptation
• Faculty development training for teaching in a
  virtual environment
• Changes in direction and use of classroom time

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• Implications for Future Development
• How do we capture other curriculum events outside
  didactic lecture series (i.e. grand rounds) for
  inclusion in the curriculum database?
• At what point do we archive the repetitive
  content of each clerkship for historical
  purposes?

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• Implications for Future Development
• What are the policy changes necessary for student
  non-compliance (or completion?) in a virtual
  training environment?
• How do we assess effectiveness of learning in the
  virtual environment?
• Consult previous educational research?
• Conduct our own?

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Clinical Years Curriculum Delivery System

• Implications for Future Development
• What are the policy changes necessary for student
  non-compliance (or completion?) in a virtual
  training environment?
• How do we assess effectiveness of learning in the
  virtual environment?
• Consult previous educational research?
• Conduct our own?

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