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- Title
Case-based debates: an innovative teaching tool in nephrology education.
- Authors
Jhaveri, Kenar D; Chawla, Arun; Shah, Hitesh H
- Abstract
Medical educators have called for new teaching methods and materials that supplement the traditional lecture format, and education in a range of health professions, including medicine, nursing, and pharmacy, is using a game-based approach to teach learners. Here, we describe a novel teaching tool in a case-based debate using the game format. Two teams of first- and second-year nephrology fellows participated in a PowerPoint game-based debate about which tests to order to diagnose transplant-related case. Our pilot study assessed the participant acceptance of case-based debate sessions and rewards system, and participant perceptions of using this approach to teach fellows and residents the importance of each test ordered and its cost-effectiveness in medicine. Each test ordered requires an explanation and has a point value attached to it (based on relevance and cost of positive and negative test results). The team that comes up with the diagnosis with most points wins the game. A faculty member leads a short concluding discussion. Subjective evaluations found these case-based debates to be highly entertaining and thought-provoking and to enhance self-directed learning.
- Publication
Renal failure, 2012, Vol 34, Issue 8, p1043
- ISSN
1525-6049
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3109/0886022X.2012.697443