ERIC Number: EJ808562
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1042-9670
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Case-Based Independent Study for Medical Students in Emergency Psychiatry
Hirshbein, Laura D.; Gay, Tamara
Academic Psychiatry, v29 n1 p96-99 Mar 2005
OBJECTIVE: Brief cases designed for independent study were developed to allow third-year medical students some exposure to important concepts in emergency psychiatry during their required psychiatry clerkship. METHODS: Five independent study cases were given to University of Michigan third-year medical students during their psychiatry clerkship, and their performance on a pre- and posttest of knowledge of emergency psychiatry management was compared between students who did and did not use the independent study cases. RESULTS: All of the students improved in their knowledge of emergency psychiatric management, but the students who completed the cases had a significantly better performance on the postrotation quiz. CONCLUSIONS: Case-based independent study is an effective method to improve exposure to emergency psychiatry cases during a third-year medical student clerkship.
Descriptors: Medical Students, Independent Study, Psychiatry, Program Effectiveness, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Clinical Experience, Emergency Medical Technicians, Training Methods, Pretests Posttests, Performance Based Assessment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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