Learning Curriculum
Competencies & Curricular Objectives
Curricular Content
Curricular Management and Evaluation
Teaching Supervision
Assesment
100
Which standard is satisfied by having students work in resident outpatient clinic?
Resident participation in medical student teaching Examples also include students in the OR or labor and delivery. How might you manage this at a site in which students work directly with faculty?
100
Which popular soft drink was invented in Waco, TX in 1885, and has a unique spelling unlike your title?
Dr Pepper
100
While on the ob/gyn clerkship, students see patients in the outpatient clinic and in the hospital. Which standard does this fulfill?
Students must have both inpatient and outpatient experiences.
100
How can student evaluation data be used for program improvement?
All students receive an anonymous survey in the last week of the rotation asking for evaluation of their experience on the clerkship This also includes demonstrating USE of the information ie change in rotation based on student feedback
100
What is required for all faculty teaching medical students?
Faculty Appointment. Specifically this must be at the medical school in question. This may be an issue for faculty who have dual appointments
200
What area of land in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
KING RANCH
200
How can faculty ensure exposure of medical students to medical specialties and encourage them to pursue career & other individual academic interests?
Offer medical student electives.
200
Students, residents and faculty all know which skills students are expected to perform. Which standard does this fulfill?
The faculty of a medical school define the types of patients and clinical conditions that medical students are required to encounter, the skills to be performed by medical students, the appropriate clinical settings for these experiences, and the expected levels of medical student responsibility. Give an example of this?
200
How can faculty monitor completion of required clinical experiences?
A student logbook There are many ways to do this, for example APGO logbook link?
200
What is required early enough in the rotation for learners to demonstrate improvement before the end of the rotation?
Mid-rotation Feedback Not only must students receive this feedback, they must acknowledge the feedback and CD must be able to document that feedback was received ie signature
300
How can the medical school ensure that the learning environment of its medical education program is conducive to the ongoing development of explicit and appropriate professional behaviors in its medical students, faculty, and staff at all locations and is one in which all individuals are treated with respect?
The CD meets regularly with students, housestaff and faculty to evaluate the learning environment. How do you address residents creating a hostile environment for students?
300
Which standard can be met by supplemental on-line cases ?.
The faculty of a medical school define the types of patients and clinical conditions that medical students are required to encounter, the skills to be performed by medical students, the appropriate clinical settings for these experiences, and the expected levels of medical student responsibility
300
What official state animal gives birth to identical quadruplets (four females or four males) each gestation?
ARMADILLO
300
How can faculty demonstrate monitoring student workload?
Duty hours policy This includes determining the number of hours students may spend in clinical and academic activities as well as verifying and implementing
300
What is an example of measuring student achievement?
A faculty member directly observes the student performing a speculum exam on a patient There are many ways to measure student achievement ie written exam, OSCE, direct faculty assessment. Again very important that the same measures are used on all students at all sites on all blocks.
400
A medical school defines & publicizes its code of professional conduct for faculty-student relationships, develops policies that address violations, mechanisms for a prompt response to complaints & supports educational activities aimed at preventing inappropriate behavior. What mechanisms can be used for reporting violations that can be registered and investigated without fear of retaliation?
An anonymous on line reporting system for unprofessional behavior. How else might you respond to this standard?
400
What is an example of self assessment of learning needs ?
Faculty ensure that curriculum includes self-directed learning experiences & time for independent study to allow development of lifelong learning skills. Incl medical students’ self-assessment of learning needs; independent identification, analysis, and synthesis of relevant information; and appraisal of the credibility of information sources.
400
Students are asked to write reflective essays on their own cultural biases. Which LCME standard does this fulfill?
Medical school curriculum includes the development of core professional attributes (e.g., altruism, accountability) needed to provide effective care in a multidimensionally diverse society. Give an example of this in action.
400
Which cradle of Texas liberty is often "remembered"?
The Alamo
400
Give an example of a demonstration of a single standard of achievement?
Grades at each site and over different blocks are equally distributed so that no one site has more "honors" or "pass" grades At all sites, over all blocks the requirements are the same. This standard also addresses failures and appeals. A fair and transparent appeals process must be in place.
500
Medical students are supervised in teaching basic science and serving as mentors to high school students at a local inner city school. Which standard does this address?
Development of programs and/or partnerships aimed at achieving diversity among qualified applicants for medical school admission. How else might this standard be achieved?
500
Which LCME standard is fulfilled by having the Clerkship Director send email to all students at the beginning of each clerkship block. ?
The medical school makes these medical education program objectives known to all medical students, faculty, residents, and others with responsibility for medical student education and assessment. In addition, the medical school ensures that the learning objectives for each required learning experience (e.g., course, clerkship) are made known to all medical students
500
Students are required to present an article from the literature that relates to the care of a particular patient. Students review the methods of the article to explain the strengths and weakness of the article itself as well as its application to the particular patient. Which standard does this fulfill?
The faculty of a medical school ensure that the medical curriculum includes instruction in the scientific method
500
How can curricular design and content monitoring be demonstrated?
Annual meeting of clerkship faculty across all sites At this meeting faculty review objectives of the clerkship as well as expected clinical experiences, instructional and assessment measures so that all sites provide equivalent experiences for all students
500
Who needs to be included in curricular design, review, revision and content monitoring?
All faculty must be involved. Faculty review objectives of the clerkship as well as expected clinical experiences, instructional and assessment measures so that all sites provide equivalent experiences and assessment
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