Lucy Hitchings, Ben Fleet, Daniel Thomas Smith, Jonathan M Read, Colin Melville, Luigi Sedda
Determining the distance patterns in the movements of future doctors in UK between 2002 and 2015: a retrospective cohort study
BMJ open
best practices content selection mode delivery timing pediatric clerkship readiness curricula medical students large established capitalizing changes structure clinical clerkships covid19 pandemic created upfront clerkship readiness curriculum termed pediatric intersession pi replace existing weekly lecturebased clerkship didactics goal develop interactive curriculum innovative instructional design methodology intended promote broad foundational pediatric knowledge clerkship preparedness using casebased learning first conducted needs assessment crafted curriculum content using guiding principles 2019 council medical student education pediatrics comsep curriculum organized material four daily modules prior start clerkship employed flipped classroom fc methodology sixtysix percent students completed course evaluations 90 100 respondents reported pi enhanced clinical learning preposttesting demonstrated knowledge gain following smallgroup sessions change national board medical examiners nbme subject exam mean scores compared prior cohorts students global pandemic provided opportunity reenvision pediatric clerkship didactics content also incorporating instructional design methodology preferred students curriculum promotes small groupbased interactive approach clerkship readiness fosters learning clinical environment adapted various settings evaluation suggests transition fc readiness curriculum done successfully effectively preparing students pediatric clerkship