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Case-based independent study for medical students in emergency psychiatry
Laura D Hirshbein1, Tamara Gay
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, 9C UH 9151, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. lauradh@umich.edu
Objective:
Brief cases designed for independent study were developed to allow third-year medical students some exposure to important concepts in emergency psychiatry during their required psychiatry clerkship.
Methods:
Five independent study cases were given to University of Michigan third-year medical students during their psychiatry clerkship, and their performance on a pre- and posttest of knowledge of emergency psychiatry management was compared between students who did and did not use the independent study cases.
Results:
All of the students improved in their knowledge of emergency psychiatric management, but the students who completed the cases had a significantly better performance on the postrotation quiz.
Conclusions:
Case-based independent study is an effective method to improve exposure to emergency psychiatry cases during a third-year medical student clerkship.
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