Title
Evaluation of an Advanced Physical Diagnosis Course Using Consumer Preferences Methods: The Nominal Group Technique
Abbreviated Journal Title
Am. J. Med. Sci.
Keywords
Internal medicine/education; Clinical clerkship/methods; Physical; examination; Curriculum; Program evaluation; SENIOR MEDICAL-STUDENTS; CURRICULUM; RESIDENTS; Medicine, General & Internal
Abstract
Background: Current evaluation tools of medical school courses are limited by the scope of questions asked and may not fully engage the student to think on areas to improve. The authors sought to explore whether a technique to study consumer preferences would elicit specific and prioritized information for course evaluation from medical students. Methods: Using the nominal group technique (4 sessions), 12 senior medical students prioritized and weighed expectations and topics learned in a 100-hour advanced physical diagnosis course (4-week course; February 2012). Students weighted their top 3 responses (top = 3, middle = 2 and bottom = 1). Results: Before the course, 12 students identified 23 topics they expected to learn; the top 3 were review sensitivity/specificity and high-yield techniques (percentage of total weight, 18.5%), improving diagnosis (13.8%) and reinforce usual and less well-known techniques (13.8%). After the course, students generated 22 topics learned; the top 3 were practice and reinforce advanced maneuvers (25.4%), gaining confidence (22.5%) and learn the evidence (16.9%). The authors observed no differences in the priority of responses before and after the course (P = 0.07). Conclusions: In a physical diagnosis course, medical students elicited specific and prioritized information using the nominal group technique. The course met student expectations regarding education of the evidence-based physical examination, building skills and confidence on the proper techniques and maneuvers and experiential learning. The novel use for curriculum evaluation may be used to evaluate other courses-especially comprehensive and multicomponent courses.
Journal Title
American Journal of the Medical Sciences
Volume
347
Issue/Number
3
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
199
Last Page
205
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0002-9629
Recommended Citation
"Evaluation of an Advanced Physical Diagnosis Course Using Consumer Preferences Methods: The Nominal Group Technique" (2014). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 5192.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/5192
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