Abstract
Given barriers to vertical integration during clinical rotations, many struggle with employing effective virtual strategies to revisit foundational sciences during clerkship. To address this, we developed virtual geriatric pharmacology self-learning modules (SLMs) for a fourth-year geriatric elective using cases, interactive exercises, resources, feedback, and quizzes. To evaluate effectiveness, learners were administered a pre- and post-elective quiz with survey. Learners improved performance after using SLMs, valued pharmacology clerkship integration and reinforcement, and agreed SLMs improved understanding, confidence, and attitudes. Thus, SLMs were an effective virtual method for integrating pharmacology that could be modified to teach other foundational sciences during clerkships.
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Gorman, L., Berry, A. & Dangiolo, M. Virtual Self-learning Modules Integrating Pharmacology Concepts into a Geriatric Elective. Med.Sci.Educ. 31, 1767–1772 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01438-0
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