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Fincher, Ruth-Marie E.; Albritton, T. Andrew – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1993
The Medical College of Georgia's third-year medicine clerkship includes a one-month ambulatory care block rotation in internal medicine, medicine, and dermatology. Students present topics and participate in case discussions in daily and weekly conferences. Program success is resulting in expansion. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clinical Experience, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Higher Education

Pickell, Garfield C.; And Others – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1991
The University of California, Davis, medical school's intensive summer preentry program for disadvantaged minority students, which previews the first year curriculum, has incorporated a problem-based learning component to augment and prolong its effects. Objective measures of course effectiveness are unavailable; however, self-esteem, study…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Students

Kovach, Regina – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1993
The ambulatory care segment of the Southern Illinois University internal medicine clerkship provides extensive clinical exposure in a variety of settings and includes formal educational activities in seminars and workshops. Despite problems, educational quality has improved. Planned expansion includes a longitudinal experience for students.…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Curriculum Design, Faculty Development, Faculty Recruitment

Carpenter, John L.; And Others – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1993
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School administered identical, simultaneous objective structured clinical examinations to large medical school classes and found the method logistically and psychometrically feasible. Potential for use of the test to make pass-fail grading decisions and proposals for modification of administration and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Class Size, Clinical Experience, Higher Education

Fenton, Barbara A.; Povar, Gail J. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1993
The primary care clerkship at George Washington University (District of Columbia) medical school, the only required ambulatory care experience in the curriculum, is described. Topics discussed include the interdisciplinary structure of the program, its goals, curriculum and student evaluation, and challenges faced in implementation (faculty,…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Degree Requirements

Packman, Charles H.; Krackov, Sharon K. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1993
The University of Rochester has developed a third-year medical school clerkship in which students spend the second half of the clerkship in the offices of practicing internists. Participating faculty are carefully chosen and trained. Experience indicates the approach is feasible, academically effective, and acceptable to students and faculty.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Clinical Experience, Experiential Learning, Faculty Development

Alguire, Patrick C.; And Others – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1993
The development and design of a Michigan State University program providing research training to graduate medical students are described. The program addresses topics of critical reading skills, computer database searching skills, basic research methodology, and scientific communication skills. Since its inception, student scholarly activity has…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Committees, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design