| Reflective writing in the internal medicine clerkship: a national survey of clerkship directors in internal medicine. | |
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PMID: 22250935 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Reflective writing programs have been implemented at many medical schools, but it is unclear to what extent and how they are structured. METHODS: We surveyed the 107 Clerkship Directors of Internal Medicine member institutions on use of reflective writing assignments during the internal medicine clerkship. RESULTS: Eighty-six of 107 (80%) institutional members completed the survey. Thirty-five percent reported having a reflective writing assignment, 48% did not, and 6% did not but were considering starting one within the next 2 years. Of the 30 assignments, most were partially structured (60%), involved small-group discussion (57%), and provided individual student feedback (73%). A minority (30%) contributed to the students' grade. Respondents believed assignments contributed to students' learning in multiple domains, most often Professionalism (97%) and Communication (77%). CONCLUSIONS: Although reflective writing programs were common, variability existed in their structure. Further research is needed to determine how best to implement them. |
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Authors:
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Katherine C Chretien; Shobhina G Chheda; Dario Torre; Klara K Papp |
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Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Teaching and learning in medicine Volume: 24 ISSN: 1532-8015 ISO Abbreviation: Teach Learn Med Publication Date: 2012 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2012-01-18 Completed Date: 2012-05-11 Revised Date: 2012-05-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8910884 Medline TA: Teach Learn Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 42-8 Citation Subset: IM |
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Medical Service, VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA. Katherine.Chretien@va.gov |
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Adult Clinical Competence* Data Collection Feedback Female Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Internal Medicine / education* Learning Male Prevalence Program Development Program Evaluation Schools, Medical Statistics as Topic Students, Medical / psychology* Teaching / methods* United States Writing* |
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