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Lia Pierson Bruner1, Leah Topper2, Amy Baldwin3,4
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership, UGA Health Sciences Campus, Russell Hall, Room 235K, 1425 Prince Ave., Athens, GA 30602 USA.
Medical students provided feedback on curriculum cases, highlighting complexity and realism as strengths. They suggested increasing these elements and clarifying test results for better medical education quality improvement.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Curriculum Development
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Continuous quality improvement is vital for medical curricula.
- Student feedback is crucial for enhancing educational case materials.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze pre-clerkship medical student feedback on curriculum cases.
- To identify strengths and areas for improvement in medical case design.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of student feedback.
- Thematic analysis of qualitative data.
Main Results:
- Strengths identified: complexity, realism, and media integration in cases.
- Suggested improvements: enhance complexity, realism, media, and clarify test results.
- Feedback themes varied between first- and second-year students, indicating learner evolution.
Conclusions:
- Student feedback provides valuable insights for medical curriculum enhancement.
- Tailoring case complexity and realism to learner progression is important.
- Improving clarity of test results is a key area for curriculum development.
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