Lawrence L W, Jarreau P C, Zitzmann M B
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, 1900 Gravier St, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.
Clin Lab Sci. 2001 Winter;14(1):9-12.
Clinical laboratory science (CLS) students are presented courses in each of the laboratory disciplines and often are not given the opportunity to correlate data from all areas of the laboratory as it relates to a patient. Management courses are often taught in a classroom setting without an opportunity for real-life problem solving. To address these two deficiencies in our curriculum, a self-directed learning course was developed to give students an opportunity to apply skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom to clinical laboratory science practice and to demonstrate problem solving, communication and presentation skills. After entry into the clinical practicum courses, students are required to gather data and present a clinical case study involving several laboratory disciplines or to identify a laboratory management problem and present solutions. Students are assigned a clinical faculty advisor to assist with identification of the case and data collection and an academic faculty advisor to assist with presentation preparation. Clinical faculty advisors are invited to attend the student presentations and earn continuing education credit. Evaluations of the course by students, clinical and academic faculty are favorable. The course has been offered for three years and will be continued with ongoing changes to improve it each year.
临床检验科学（CLS）专业的学生要学习各个实验室学科的课程，但往往没有机会将实验室各个领域的数据与患者相关情况联系起来。管理课程通常在课堂环境中讲授，学生没有机会解决实际问题。为了弥补课程中的这两个不足，我们开发了一门自主学习课程，让学生有机会将课堂上学到的技能和知识应用于临床检验科学实践，并展示解决问题、沟通和展示的能力。进入临床实习课程后，学生需要收集数据并展示一个涉及多个实验室学科的临床案例研究，或者识别一个实验室管理问题并提出解决方案。为学生分配一名临床教师顾问，协助确定案例和收集数据，以及一名学术教师顾问，协助准备展示内容。邀请临床教师顾问参加学生的展示，并获得继续教育学分。学生、临床教师和学术教师对该课程的评价都很好。该课程已经开设三年，并且将持续进行，每年不断改进。
