Julie Niedermier1, David Way, David Kasick, Rada Kuperschmidt. 1. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1670 Upham Dr., Columbus, OH 43210, USA. julie.niedermier@osumc.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated whether curriculum change could produce improved performance, despite a reduction in clerkship length from 8 to 4 weeks. METHODS: The exam performance of medical students completing a 4-week clerkship in psychiatry was compared to national data from the National Board of Medical Examiners' Psychiatry Subject Examination and the United States Medical Licensure Examination Step 2 CK psychiatry and mental disorders subtests. RESULTS: Curriculum change and restructuring to a 4-week psychiatry clerkship resulted in above-average and sustained improvement on nationally standardized assessment measures. CONCLUSION: Examination performance can be optimized despite a 50% reduction in the duration of a psychiatry clerkship.
OBJECTIVE: The authors investigated whether curriculum change could produce improved performance, despite a reduction in clerkship length from 8 to 4 weeks. METHODS: The exam performance of medical students completing a 4-week clerkship in psychiatry was compared to national data from the National Board of Medical Examiners' Psychiatry Subject Examination and the United States Medical Licensure Examination Step 2 CK psychiatry and mental disorders subtests. RESULTS: Curriculum change and restructuring to a 4-week psychiatry clerkship resulted in above-average and sustained improvement on nationally standardized assessment measures. CONCLUSION: Examination performance can be optimized despite a 50% reduction in the duration of a psychiatry clerkship.
Authors: Shawn S Sidhu; Rohit M Chandra; Lei Wang; Jacqueline K Gollan; Sonya Rasminsky; Simerjeet K Brar; Joan M Anzia Journal: Acad Psychiatry Date: 2012-05-01