Beldick Stephanie R, Ooi Gavyn, Shah Saloni A, Morano Michael, Li Chris, Zimmerman Michael, Levine Leonard
Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J Med Educ Curric Dev. 2021 Nov 3;8:23821205211051803. doi: 10.1177/23821205211051803. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec.
Physicians are looked upon to lead the healthcare team, a task that has grown increasingly complex and interdisciplinary, requiring a diverse extra-clinical skillset. Physician Executive Leadership (PEL) Plus is a student-run program that uniquely utilizes both didactic and real-world project-based approaches to deliver a business and management curriculum to medical students.
We developed and implemented PEL Plus during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 academic years, geared at first- and second-year medical students. We provide an overview of this combined didactic and project-based curriculum, in addition to evaluating if the program was efficacious in teaching the desired skillset. We assessed short-term knowledge acquisition using multiple-choice questions, and investigated student perceptions of their learning and the program using Likert scales and narrative feedback. We also investigated the influence of student demographics on performance, in order to assess the appropriateness of our target audience.
28 students completed PEL Plus over the two years (14 students/year). Average performance on multiple-choice questions showed statistically significant improvement after the majority of sessions. There were no statistically significant effects of demographics on performance in the majority of sessions. Students self-rated stronger understandings of lecture topics after each session, and analysis of narrative feedback demonstrated thematic categories centred on teaching style, new knowledge, lecture content/material, projects, networking, program structure, and generic statements.
PEL Plus is an innovative and effective approach to teaching business, leadership, and management skills in undergraduate medical education. Development of similar programs at other institutions will positively impact the broader medical student community.
医生被期望领导医疗团队，这一任务日益复杂且具有跨学科性质，需要多种临床外的技能。医生执行领导力强化课程（PEL Plus）是一个学生主导的项目，它独特地运用了理论教学和基于实际项目的方法，为医学生提供商业与管理课程。
我们在2018 - 19学年和2019 - 20学年开发并实施了PEL Plus项目，目标受众是一年级和二年级医学生。我们概述了这一理论教学与项目相结合的课程，此外还评估了该项目在教授所需技能方面是否有效。我们使用多项选择题评估短期知识获取情况，并通过李克特量表和叙述性反馈调查学生对学习及该项目的看法。我们还研究了学生人口统计学特征对成绩的影响，以评估我们目标受众的适宜性。
两年内共有28名学生完成了PEL Plus项目（每年14名学生）。在大多数课程结束后，多项选择题的平均成绩有统计学意义上的显著提高。在大多数课程中，人口统计学特征对成绩没有统计学意义上的显著影响。学生在每次课程后自我评估对讲座主题有更强的理解，对叙述性反馈的分析显示，主题类别集中在教学风格、新知识、讲座内容/材料、项目实践、人际网络、项目结构和一般性评价上。
PEL Plus是本科医学教育中教授商业、领导力和管理技能的一种创新且有效的方法。在其他机构开发类似项目将对更广泛的医学生群体产生积极影响。
