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Using live tissue laboratories to promote clinical reasoning in doctor of physical therapy students.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20522897     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Recently, the use of animal laboratories has decreased in medical and basic science programs due to lack of trained faculty members, student concerns about animal welfare, and the increased availability of inexpensive alternatives such as computer simulations and videos. Animal laboratories, however, have several advantages over alternative forms of instruction, including an increased sense of learner responsibility, long-term psychomotor competency, and improved ability to examine functional relationships. While the use of animal laboratories has been studied in medical programs, it has not been examined in physical therapy or other allied health programs. The purposes of this study were to examine the attitudes of student physical therapists toward clinically relevant animal laboratories and to determine if student physical therapists felt that the laboratory modules prepared them for future course work and clinical internships. Written surveys completed by the study participants indicated that most students enjoyed the labs and believed that they helped prepare them for course examinations. Additionally, the majority of students believed that the laboratory modules helped them prepare for future course work and clinical internships.
Authors:
W Allen Moore; Ann Cassidy Noonan
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Advances in physiology education     Volume:  34     ISSN:  1522-1229     ISO Abbreviation:  Adv Physiol Educ     Publication Date:  2010 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-06-04     Completed Date:  2010-09-15     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100913944     Medline TA:  Adv Physiol Educ     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  54-8     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical and Applied Movement Sciences, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. a.moore@unf.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animal Experimentation*
Animals
Attitude*
Data Collection
Education, Medical, Graduate / methods*
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods*
Humans
Laboratories*
Physical Therapy (Specialty) / education*
Physiology / education*
Students, Medical / psychology

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