A novel approach to teaching pharmacotherapeutics--feasibility of the learner-centered student-run clinic.

ABSTRACT:

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Medical students should be better prepared for their future role as prescribers. A new educational concept to achieve this is learning by doing. This encompasses legitimate, context-based training and gives students responsibility as early as possible in their medical education. Student-run clinics (SRCs) are an example of this concept.

Aim

Describe the development of a new SRC for insured patients, primarily focused on medical (pharmacotherapy) education, the learner-centered student-run clinic (LC-SRC), and its feasibility.

Methods

Teams each comprising of three students (first, third, and fifth year) performed consultations including proposing management plans, all under the supervision of an internist. Patients were voluntary selected from the internal

SUBMITTER: Dekker RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4613888 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature