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Peer reviewedSorum, Paul – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study in a medical center investigated the feasibility of primary care practices combining internal medicine and pediatrics residencies. Equally divided among children and adults, the patients had sought specialists and were highly satisfied. The physicians had appeal particularly to young upper-middle class patients. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Medical Care Evaluation, Medical Education
Peer reviewedHenkin, Yaakov; And Others – Medical Teacher, 1991
A comparison of patient (n=181) and tutor (n=31) evaluations of medical student (n=41) behavior in an internal medicine clerkship revealed difficulties with patient evaluation of students. The process is time consuming and introduces tension between students and patients, and patients are poor discriminators. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Medical Education
Peer reviewedGruppen, Larry D.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
An innovative internal medicine clerkship provides a one-month ambulatory care component followed by two months of traditional inpatient experience. Assessment of the changes in student ability to diagnose in a variety of brief cases found knowledge gains in the shorter ambulatory care segment were double those in the longer segment. (MSE)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Experience, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPerez, E. David; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A survey of 1,139 Virginia family practitioners and internal medicine specialists investigated interest in pursuing geriatric education, including such factors as preferred form of education, preferred topics, intent to take the geriatric medicine qualifying examination, geriatric care provided, home visits, prior participation in geriatrics…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Certification, Family Practice (Medicine), Federal Programs
Peer reviewedStillman, Paula L.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A study investigated possible differences in standardized patient examination scores for three groups of undergraduate (n=176) and graduate (n=221) medical students assessed at different sites over two years. Results show no systematic change in scores over testing dates, suggesting no problems with breach of test security. (MSE)
Descriptors: Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Longitudinal Studies
Peer reviewedIrby, David M. – Academic Medicine, 1992
A study of six distinguished clinical teachers in internal medicine investigated how they made rapid instructional decisions in response to each case presentation in teaching rounds. Results indicated these characteristics: substantial planning before rounds; quick, simultaneous diagnosis of patient problems and learners' level of understanding;…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Clinical Diagnosis, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedSchnabl, Gail K.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1991
A multistation clinical examination using standardized patients was used over 4 years to assess the interpersonal skills of 346 fourth year medical students, 51 internal medicine residents, and 71 foreign medical graduates seeking admission to graduate study. Results indicate that a reliable assessment of interpersonal skills can be achieved this…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Medical Graduates, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students
