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What did we learn about early clinical experience?

A O'Brien-Gonzales1, C Blavo, G Barley

  • 1Student Career Development, Dean's Office, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 4200 East Ninth Avenue, Box C290, Denver, CO 80262, USA.

Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges
|April 12, 2001
PubMed
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The Interdisciplinary Generalist Curriculum (IGC) Project

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How did we make the Interdisciplinary Generalist Curriculum Project work? School-level efforts to facilitate success.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Primary Care Training
  • Curriculum Development

Background:

  • The Interdisciplinary Generalist Curriculum (IGC) Project aimed to reform medical education by integrating early clinical experiences.
  • Traditional medical curricula often create a barrier between preclinical and clinical training phases.
  • Innovation in medical school curricula is crucial for adapting to evolving healthcare needs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore lessons learned from ten demonstration schools implementing the Early Clinical Experience (ECE) component of the IGC Project.
  • To evaluate the impact of longitudinal primary care preceptorships on medical student training.
  • To identify key factors contributing to successful curriculum innovation in medical schools.

Main Methods:

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  • Students participated in longitudinal, one-to-one or two-on-one preceptorships with primary care physicians in outpatient settings.
  • Data were gathered from external evaluation reports of the IGC Project.
  • Information was also sourced from annual reports of demonstration schools and coauthors' institutional curriculum evaluations.

    • Main Results:

    • The development of an Early Clinical Experience (ECE) was a pivotal element of curricular change across IGC Project schools.
    • Breaking down the preclinical/clinical year barrier facilitated innovation in medical training.
    • Longitudinal preceptorships provided valuable early clinical exposure for students.

    Conclusions:

    • Integrating Early Clinical Experience (ECE) into medical school curricula is a successful strategy for innovation.
    • Longitudinal primary care preceptorships enhance the educational value of early clinical training.
    • Curricular reform efforts, like the IGC Project, offer valuable insights for medical education advancement.