Geriatric Neurology Web Module for ThirdYear Neurology Clerkship
Geriatric Neurology Web Module for Third-Year Neurology Clerkship Heather S. Anderson, MD, Mary Mc. Donald, MD University of Kansas School of Medicine Background • 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 3 rd 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 Purpose of Study • Create and implement a web-based module designed to instruct 3 rd year medical students in 10 topics critical to general and geriatric neurology • Assess the effectiveness of the web module instruction of geriatric neurology Methods • 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 Web Module Comparison of Students www 2. kumc. edu/coa/Education/AMED 900/Neurology • Parkinson’s disease • Stroke • Dementia • Peripheral neuropathy • Neck and back pain • Sleep disorders • Temporal arteritis • Cranial nerve disorders • Delirium • Localization of a lesion Number of students Mean pre-test score Basic Science GPA Step 1 – Initial Score Standard lectures 20 5. 25 3. 50 230. 85 Web module 15 5. 67 3. 44 231. 53 p-value p=0. 58 p=0. 72 p=0. 91 Comparison of Curricula Standard Web lectures p-value module p-value Mean pre-test score 5. 25 5. 67 p<0. 001 Mean post-test score 8. 75 9. 00 Mean % change 147% 65% Summary and Conclusions • 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
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