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A Culture of Apprenticeship How Creating Useful Students Enhances Learning and Improves Preceptor Satisfaction Wayne Altman, MD, FAAFP -Director of Medical Student Education -Tufts University School of Medicine Kristen Goodell, MD -Director of Innovation in Medical Education -Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care Sarah Ledbetter -Third Year Medical Student -Tufts University School of Medicine
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New Curriculum Features… C ompetency-based A pprenticeship in P rimary care
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C ompetency-based Experience-based Competency-based Ensure students are competent at basic clinical skills when they start 3 rd year
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A pprenticeship Relationship b/n student & preceptor Educational Home for students: students comfortable both learning and contributing Students helpful in the office: Time saved Better teaching
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P rimary care Continuity Wide range of patients and problems gives chance to develop many types of skills. Opportunity to start “from scratch” with patients
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Logistics End of 1 st year End of Second Year 20 Mondays or Tuesdays 85 Pairs of students placed with 85 primary care community faculty
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Competency Cards 28 required cards (22 optional) 20 signed off by preceptor (1/week) Students responsible for getting them signed Some by the preceptor Some by your student partner Some by office staff
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History 1. HPI 2. PMH 3. Social History 4. Family History 5. Cultural History 6. Complete History 7. Adolescent History
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Exam 8. HEENT Exam 15. Extremity Exam 9. Neck Exam 16. Eye Exam 10. CV Exam 17. Fundoscopic Exam 11. Pulm. Exam 18. Pelvic Exam 12. Abdom. Exam 19. Rectal/Prostate Exam 13. Neuro Exam 20. Breast Exam 14. Complete PE
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21. Establish Rapport 22. Explain Lab Results 23. Starting a New Medication 24. Depression Screening 25. Oral Presentation 26. Cross-Cultural Communication 27. Talk with Consultant 28. Geriatric Assessment Advanced Communication
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Counseling 29. Smoking Cessation 30. Nutrition Counseling 31. Exercise Counseling 32. AA Meeting 33. Routine Prenatal Care
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Office Skills and Procedures 34. Introduction and Rooming Patients 35. Information Mastery 36. Orthostatics 37. Peak Flow 38. Cerumen Disempaction 39. Skin Tag Removal 40. Wart Destruction 41. Office Procedure
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42. Updating Med List 43. SOAP Note 44. Documenting Annual Physical Exam 45. Prescription Writing Documentation
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Pediatric 46. Growth and Development 47. Pediatric Communication 48. Newborn Exam 49. Pediatric Social History 50. Infant Medical History
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HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS Additional comments on reverse (required if competency not achieved) SKILL COMPETENT SelfPartnerDoctor Elicits patient’s chief concern Asks seven cardinal questions: frequency, associated sx, radiation, character, onset, location, exacerbating factors, relieving factors Summarizes and repeats reported information back to patient Student NamePreceptor SignatureDate
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Challenges 1.85 Faculty to Recruit 2.Pair of Students 3.Inadequate Observation 4.Inadequate Feedback 5.Complete 20 Cards
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Solution Apprenticeship Apprentice does work that helps the mentor Mentor helps apprentice build skills
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A pprenticeship Examples?
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Student Helpfulness Skills Faculty Development/Surveys Workshops
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor
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1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counsel Patients: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise,etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients in a succinct and organized manner 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor 1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counsel Patients: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise,etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients in a succinct and organized manner 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor 1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counsel Patients: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise,etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients in a succinct and organized manner 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor 1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counseling: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise, etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients in a succinct and organized manner 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor 1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counsel Patients: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise,etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients in a succinct and organized manner 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor 1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counsel Patients: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise,etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients in a succinct and organized manner 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor 1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counsel Patients: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise,etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients in a succinct and organized manner 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor 1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counsel Patients: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise,etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients in a succinct and organized manner 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor 1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counsel Patients: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise,etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients: succinct and organized 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Top 10 Ways To Be Helpful With Your Preceptor 1.Find and Provide Patient Education 2.Research the Latest Evidence 3.Write Notes 4.Counsel Patients: smoking, ETOH, Nutrition/Exercise,etc. 5.Geriatric Evaluation 6.Reconcile Medications 7.Call Patients: Labs, check-in, etc. 8.Room patients 9.Present patients in a succinct and organized manner 10.When your preceptors need a moment of quiet time, make yourself look busy
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Workshops 1.Role of student in the office 2.Documentation/EMR/Oral Presentation 3.Office Procedures 4.Lifestyle Modification Counseling 5.Information Mastery
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Workshop #1 Role of Student in the Office Physiology of the Office/Rooming Patients/Vitals HIPAA Review of HPI/PMH/FH/SH
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By April 23, your students should know how to… Room patients Take vital signs Check orthostatics Do medication reconciliation Find and review patient education materials with patients
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Workshop #2 Presentation and Documentation Oral Presentation Written Documentation Prescription Writing EMR/Meaningful Use
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By April 30, your students should know how to… Write prescriptions Write progress notes Use an EMR appropriately
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Workshop #3 Office Procedures Top 10 Ways to be Helpful to Your Preceptor Injection/PPD Sterile Technique/Suturing/Dermatology EKG Peak Flow Glucometer
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By May 7, your students should know how to… Perform (not read) an EKG Give IM injections, PPDs Help patients perform a peak flow Maintain sterility while assisting in surgical procedures
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Workshop #4 Lifestyle Modification Counseling Motivational Interviewing Smoking Cessation Nutrition/Exercise Alcohol Abuse Screening (AUDIT)
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By May 14, your students should know how to… Counsel patients on smoking cessation Counsel patients on nutrition for HTN, lipids, DM, and obesity Screen patients for alcohol addition
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Workshop #5 Information Mastery How to ask a question Where to find the answer Emphasis on what is useful in the office
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By September 10, your students should know how to… Find high quality evidence for clinical questions in real time Communicate this evidence to your patients
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Does Apprenticeship Work? Faculty Feedback Research
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Faculty Feedback Observation 96% Faculty observed students at least once/day (55%>1/day) Feedback 96% Faculty provided feedback to students at least once/day (78%>1/day)
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Faculty Feedback Extra Time Required to Teach 28% Faculty felt that students helped them get thru their day’s work faster Professional Satisfaction 94% Faculty felt that teaching in CAP increased their professional satisfaction
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Research When faculty believe their student is more helpful, does the student perceive that they are observed more frequently? Yes P =.013
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Research Do students who think they are helpful have faculty who agree? We think so P =.098 N = 27
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Next Steps For us Larger study What to measure For you
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QUESTIONS??? Wayne.altman@tufts.edu Wayne.altman@tufts.edu KristenGoodell@gmail.com KristenGoodell@gmail.com Sarah.Ledbetter@tufts.edu Sarah.Ledbetter@tufts.edu
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