Pituitary Gland: Normal Function and Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This computer-based, interactive module introduces preclinical medical students to normal pituitary function and outlines its assessment. Solid understanding of these topics is requisite to learning clinical disorders of the pituitary. Existing resources largely target learners at earlier or later stages of training; thus, we created this resource to address needs of medical students during a first- or second-year endocrine course.

Methods

A module format was selected to promote interactive, independent learning. Two cohorts of medical students completed the 40-minute module: 172 second-year students who had completed a year of basic sciences in the traditional curriculum and 180 foundation-phase students in a three-semester combined basic and clinical sciences

SUBMITTER: Kirk D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6464430 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature