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[Innovations in medical undergraduate pathology education: The Paris Descartes medicine faculty experience]
Pierre-Alexandre Just1, Virginie Verkarre2, Audrey Mansuet-Lupo1
1Faculté de médecine Paris Descartes, université Sorbonne Paris Cité, université Paris Descartes, 15, rue de l'École-de-Médecine, 75006 Paris, France; Service de pathologie, hôpitaux universitaires Paris centre, AP-HP, site Cochin, 27, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Jacques, 75014 Paris, France.
Abstract:
At the Paris Descartes medicine faculty, we tested some newly developed tools to enhance the pedagogic value of the pathology teaching. In our faculty, this teaching is largely multidisciplinary and integrated in various teaching units; a large part is dedicated to practice works with thirteen 90min sessions. Virtual slides have been used for years in numerous medicine faculties; we successfully implemented this tool by adding contextual annotations, which facilitate students revising. We showed that rewarding students' assiduity enhanced their exam success. To do so, we now propose a short continuous assessment exam at the beginning of each practice session in the form of electronic multi-choice questions. Finally, we now propose a completely computerized final exam, on touchpads, that enhanced its docimologic value.
