BEFORE the experience: Establish Expectations
Ask the learner to...
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Articulate what they know about the medical knowledge relevant to this patient
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Read relevant literature
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Review the patient record and identify pertinent positives and negatives
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Watch a video of an exam technique to prepare for the encounter
DURING the experience: Monitor or Guide Learning
Ask the learner to...
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Perform a clinical examination
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Interview the patient to obtain pertinent information
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Educate the patient concerning their condition or how to administer or manage medication
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Observe clinical procedure with the aim of performing the procedure thereafter
AFTER the experience: Debrief or Build on Learning
Ask the student to ...
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Present the patient using the department's preferred case presentation style
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Reflect on how their anticipated findings compated with findings on examination
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Identify next steps in the diagnosis or care of the patient
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Explain the reasoning their proposed approach
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Offer constructive feedback on their performance to help them identify skills, attitudes or behaviors for improvement
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Establish goals for future performance or clerkships