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Objective: Brief cases designed for independent study were developed to allow third-year medical students some exposure to important concepts in emergency psychiatry during their required psychiatry clerkship. Methods: Five independent study cases were given to University of Michigan third-year medical students during their psychiatry clerkship, and their performance on a pre- and posttest of knowledge of emergency psychiatry management was compared between students who did and did not use the independent study cases. Results: All of the students improved in their knowledge of emergency psychiatric management, but the students who completed the cases had a significantly better performance on the postrotation quiz. Conclusions: Case-based independent study is an effective method to improve exposure to emergency psychiatry cases during a third-year medical student clerkship.
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The authors gratefully acknowledge Matthew A. Gillery for his research assistance and Karen Milner, M.D. for her technical advice.
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Hirshbein, L.D., Gay, T. Case-Based Independent Study for Medical Students in Emergency Psychiatry. Acad Psychiatry 29, 96–99 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.29.1.96
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.29.1.96