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Programs

Medical School Year 1

MS1 students examine SimMan

Overview

 

All first year medical students participate in simulation sessions as part of their Doctoring I course. Students may also engage in simulation/skills sessions at the William Maul Measey Institute for Clinical Simulation and Patient Safety (ICS) as part of an elective or student interest group. In addition, the ICS offers self-directed learning programs for first year students. There are also programs with Standardized Patients (SPs) and Patient Instructors (PIs).

 

 

Medical students participate in several simulation and clinical skills programs during their first year. The simulation experiences include an introduction to patient simulation, a clinical correlation session and a cardiopulmonary auscultation program. The clinical skills programs include history taking and doctor-patient interaction, physical examination, and an objective structured clinical exam (OSCE).

Introduction to Patient Simulation:

  • Understanding the use of patient simulation in medical education
  • Features of the patient simulator
  • Participation in a patient simulation scenario

Clinical Correlation:

  • Physiology

Cardio/Pulmonary Auscultation and Physical Exam:

  • SAM™ and Harvey®

History Taking and Doctor-Patient Interaction Taught with SPs:

  • Small group sessions with preceptor supervision as introduction to history taking and doctor-patient Interaction
  • Individual sessions with SPs to practice interviewing and patient interaction. In some sessions SPs meet with students afterwards to discuss the student's work. Sessions can be digitally recorded for review with preceptors.

Physical Examination taught by PIs:

  • PIs teach the motor skills involved in the examinations and the use of various pieces of equipment, but they are not expected to teach any pathophysiology or anatomical understanding.
  • Six sessions of 2 hours each, with students working in groups of three with a PI.
    - Head/eyes/ears/nose/throat
    - Cardio-pulmonary
    - Abdominal and gastrointestinal (GI)
    - Review to date
    - Skin and musculoskeletal
    - Neurological and mental status

First Year OSCE:

  • Objective Structured Clinical Examination
  • Skills of history taking, physical examination, and doctor/patient interaction are assessed by means of encounters with SPs.
  • Comprehensive assessment of skills levels provided to faculty and students

Electives & Student Interest Groups:

 

During years one and two medical students may participate in simulation/ skills programs at the ICS as a component of their involvement in a selected elective or student interest group.

 

Electives include "Introduction to Clinical Surgery" and "Emergency Medicine - Where it All Starts!"

 

Student interest groups are Babcock Surgical Society, Temple Emergency Action Corps (TEAC), and the Anesthesia Interest Group.

Self-Directed Learning Programs:

 

The ICS offers students opportunities to work with Harvey®, the cardiopulmonary patient simulator, and the UMedic software program. The interactive software program allows students to increase their ability to diagnose and manage patients with hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

 

Learning objectives for the program include:

  • Interpretation of the patient history
  • Performance of a cardiopulmonary physical exam of the patient
  • Understanding the physiology of the physical exam
  • Formulation of reasonable differential diagnosis
  • Improvement in understanding and ability to interpret and integrate lab data
  • Following a definitive diagnosis understand appropriate patient management