Northeast Campus

University of North Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences - Grand Forks

MED 9508

Faculty Director:  Jon W. Allen, M.D.

Participating Faculty:  To Be Arrranged (Block Facilitators, Basic Science and Clinical Faculty)

Offered:   Periods 3, 5, 6, 8 , and 11           Contact Person for adding or changing rotation:
                                                                      Phyllis Tweton, Administrative Assistant
                                                                      Northeast Campus  (701-777-3406)         

 Positions:  2-3 per period

Objectives of the Elective:

1. To expose the senior medical student to small group facilitation and to gain confidenc in their ability to oversee this group educational process.
2. To expose the senior medical student to the process of preparation and presentation of lecture material in an academic setting.
3. To have the senior medical student feel confident in his/her use of current data resources to research a given topic for presentation.
4. To allow the student be an active member of the medical education team and to have them participate  in any ongoing curriculum development.

Instructional Activities:

1. The student is required to co-facilitate a PCL group with a Ph.D. or M.D.
2. The student is required to attend all wrap-up and facilitator meetings.
3. The student will present a Step 1 board review topic or a review of an academically or clinically relevant topic at a noon session for the students.  The topic must be approved by the course director before preparation, and the date and time coordinated with the class and the Office of Medical Education.
4. The student will participate as a laboratory teaching assistant as approved by the PCL director (basic histology, pathology, anatomy, or microbiology.) and the IPC director (clinical skills lab, IPC sessions for case presentations).
5. The student will write one new case for PCL (a "case-of-the-week"), beginning early in the rotation, and working with the course director and/or the PCL director.
6. The student will generate at least four MCQ test items (USMLE Step 1 format) based upon PCL/IPC elective experience. Reference on NBME test question construction is available from the course director.
7. The student will assist in teaching physical examination skills to first and/or second-year medical students.
8. The student will generate at least one of the following options:

a.  PCL/IPC lecture--the student will work closely with the Block Directors (PCL/IPC) and faculty to choose a topic that is cohesive with the current
    schedule and within the student's knowledge base.
    Suggested topics, but not limited to:
•                 Basic science strengths
•                 PDA uses and programs
•                 Introduction to radiology; basic anatomic landmarks
•                 Herbals in the news or other current topics of interest
•                 Student/physician/nurse interactions (your place as a student on the wards.
b.  Present an educational topic/case at noon conference at Altru.
c.  Present wellness talks for faculty.
d.  Assist in teaching physical examination to first-year students.
e.  Critique case presentations by second-year students.

Standards of Performance (Outcomes) Indicating Attainment of Objectives:

1. The student participated and gained confidence in facilitation of PCL.  This will be evaluated by the PCL facilitator; evaluations to be forwarded to the course director.
2. The student gained the skills required to prepare and present lecture material.  The course director (and PCL director as appropriate) will evaluate this area of performance.
3. The student became comfortable using the appropriate resources for researching a given topic.  The course director (and PCL director as appropriate) will evaluate this area of performance.
4. The student participated in relevant medical education staff meetings and expressed his/her thoughts and ideas.  The course director (and PCL director as appropriate) will evaluate this area of performance.

Criteria for Grading:

1. Co-facilitator of PCL will evaluate the student's leadership skills and interactions in small group facilitating.
2. The faculty director will provide feedback for the evaluation of the senior medical student's given lecture, whether it is PCL, IPC, board review, or noon conference.
3. The student will attend laboratory sessions pertaining to the material covered that day.  Feedback to the preceptor regarding the student's participation in the lab will be provided by the lab instructors.
4. Assessment of other optional instructional activities will be evaluated on an individual basis.  Constructive feedback will be provided by the faculty.
5. The faculty director will assign the grade and provide written feedback to the Office of Medical Education and Campus Dean.