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Teaching family medicine medical students about sleep disorders
Erika Schillinger1, Clete Kushida, Ruth Fahrenbach
1Center for Education in Family and Community Medicine, Stanford University, 1215 Welch Road, Modular H, Palo Alto, CA 94305-5408, USA. erikas@stanford.edu
Objectives:
A 3.5-hour workshop was developed to teach family medicine medical students about sleep disorders.
Description:
This family medicine clerkship requirement engages students in role-plays and provides them with didactic information about common sleep problems.
Evaluation:
Fifty-one students completed questionnaires assessing their knowledge prior to the workshop, 2 weeks and 6 months after the workshop, and their clinical behavior after the workshop.
Conclusions:
A role-play-based workshop is an effective, fun way to improve students' sleep knowledge and skills. Students retain that information over a 6-month period and are able to apply it during their clinical clerkships.