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Geriatric Neurology Web Module for Third-Year Neurology Clerkship Heather S. Anderson, MD, Mary McDonald, MD
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Background
Summary and Conclusions
Methods
Web Module
Comparison of Curricula
• Geriatric neurology is increasingly important given the aging population• At the University of Kansas School of Medicine, topics relevant to geriatric neurology are not delivered in a cohesive, consistent manner• With an only 2 week neurology clerkship in the 3rd year of medical school at KU, use of a web module would be ideal to deliver geriatric neurology education• No similar web module has been created to address geriatric neurology in medical education
• Knowledge of geriatric neurology improved through use of both geriatric neurology didactic lectures and web-module presentation of these topics• Post-test scores between the two curricula were not significantly different• Therefore, the geriatric neurology web-module appears to be an effective means of educating third-year medical students in geriatric neurology topics
Acknowledgements
This study was supported by the Kansas Reynold's Program in Aging.
• A web module containing 10 geriatric neurology topics was created• Prior to initiation of the web module, 20 third-year medical students enrolled in the neurology clerkship were taught using a standard didactic lecture series.
– Students were administered a 10 question pre- and post-test questionnaire to assess their knowledge of geriatric neurology topics
• After implementation of the web module, the first 15 third-year medical students enrolled in the neurology clerkship were taught geriatric neurology only through the web module.
– Students were administered the same pre- and post-test questionnaire to compare performance before and after implementation of the teaching tool
Comparison of Students
Purpose of Study
• Create and implement a web-based module designed to instruct 3rd year medical students in 10 topics critical to general and geriatric neurology• Assess the effectiveness of the web module instruction of geriatric neurology
www2.kumc.edu/coa/Education/AMED900/Neurology Standard lectures
Web module
p-value
Number of students 20 15
Mean pre-test score 5.25 5.67 p=0.58
Basic Science GPA 3.50 3.44 p=0.72
Step 1 – Initial Score 230.85 231.53 p=0.91
Standard lectures p-value
Web module p-value
Mean pre-test score 5.25p<0.001
5.67p<0.001
Mean post-test score 8.75 9.00
Mean % change 147% 65%
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