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A Unique Global Health Clinical Elective Dilip Nair, M.D. Family and Community Health Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine Marshall University
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1 st year Medical Students Global Health Clinical Field Experiences Knowledge Base Clinical Background Clinical Reasoning Time Constraints Psycho- socio- cultural determinants
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FCH 735 1 week, 40 hours Summer between Medical School Year 1 & 2 6-12 students Single Instructor Successful*
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Goal Display FCH 735 as a Distinctive Solution to a Specific Problem
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Objectives Distinctive features of FCH 735? Educational challenges addressed ? Other applications?
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Distinctive Features Organization of Course Content Pedagogical Methods
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Organization of Content Behavioral FactorDisease Entities Poor Personal / Public Hygiene: Food and water contaminated with human feces and urine Contaminated fingers Penetration of skin in contact with soil or water Cholera Typhoid fever Dysentery (Shigellosis and Amebiasis) Salmonellosis Taeniasis Paragonimiasis Dracunculiasis Ascariasis Poliomyelitis Trachoma Hepatitis A/Hepatitis E Viral gastroenteritis Ancylostomiasis/ Necatoriasis Strongyloidiasis Schistosomiasis Tetanus Overcrowding and Contact Measles Influenza Tuberculosis Leprosy Scabies Head lice Epidemic typhus Habitat Overlap: Human w Animals' Mosquito-transmitted illnesses Other Arthropod- transmitted illnesses Mammalian Illnesses Envenomations Infestations Malaria Yellow fever Dengue Filariasis Onchocerciasis Loiasis African trypanosomiasis American trypanosomiasis Leishmaniasis Scrub typhus Rabies Echinococcosis Spider bites Scorpion bites Ant bites Snake bites Mites Myiasis "Unsafe" Behavior Hepatitis B/Hepatitis D Hepatitis C Other sexually transmitted infections Trauma Occupational illness Environmental illness
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Pedagogical Methods 3-part multi-modal sequence Recurrent Integrative Review
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Pedagogical Sequence Part 1: Introductory Exercise Interactive lecture format Elicit students knowledge/experience Core Questions – Individual AND Community Whiteboard and Marker
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Pedagogical Sequence Part 1: Introductory Exercise
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Pedagogical Sequence Part 2: Reinforcement PowerPoint Slides Bulleted Format Core Questions – Individual AND Community Photos
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Plasmodium falciparum—Clinical Abrupt onset Fever, chills, rigors sweats (fever “breaks”) H/A Cough Myalgias Diarrhea Hepto-splenomegaly
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Pedagogical Sequence Part 3: Application Aim: – Driving concepts home – Bringing material to life Full-orbed view Shortcomings and limitations Methods: – Case Reports – Essays and Perspectives – Personal Anecdote
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Pedagogical Sequence # 3: Applications
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Pedagogical Methods 3-part multi-modal sequence Recurrent Integrative Review – Scheduled – Impromptu
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Recurrent Integrative Review Scheduled Review Sessions
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Limitations True Success? Resource-Intensive Sharply-defined focus
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Nair D., Erwin R. A Unique Global Health Elective for Pre-Clinical Medical Students. Medical Science Educator 2012; 22(3):90-95
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