Dunstone David C
Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Department of Psychiatry, Michigan 49048, USA.
Acad Psychiatry. 2006 Mar-Apr;30(2):166-9. doi: 10.1176/appi.ap.30.2.166.
Incorporating new neuroscience findings relevant to psychiatry into the medical school curriculum is challenging, especially at the level of clinical learning. In this pilot project, third-year medical student volunteers in their required 8-week clerkship participated in an e-mail-based experience relating contemporary neuroscience to psychiatry.
A faculty preceptor guided participants using one of the participants' patient work-ups as a platform to explore questions related to the neurosciences. Participants were surveyed for follow up.
Eleven of 13 eligible students agreed to participate in the study during one academic year. Data is qualitative, consisting of the responses of the students and the formulations and feedback of the preceptor as the project proceeded.
Participants were successful in identifying symptom complexes in the sample history and in exploring their questions in the literature and with one another. The protocol is well-suited to distance learning, is relevant to psychiatric education, and is flexible in its application.
将与精神病学相关的神经科学新发现纳入医学院课程具有挑战性,尤其是在临床学习层面。在这个试点项目中,参与为期8周必修临床实习的三年级医学专业志愿者通过电子邮件参与了一项将当代神经科学与精神病学联系起来的活动。
一位教师导师以其中一名参与者的患者检查结果为平台,指导参与者探讨与神经科学相关的问题。对参与者进行调查以作后续跟进。
在一学年中,13名符合条件的学生中有11名同意参与该研究。数据是定性的,包括学生的回答以及随着项目推进导师的阐述和反馈。
参与者成功地在示例病史中识别出症状复合体,并在文献中以及相互之间探讨了他们的问题。该方案非常适合远程学习,与精神科教育相关,并且在应用上具有灵活性。