A new model of paired clinical teaching of international and Danish medical students

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A new model of paired clinical teaching of international and Danish medical students. / Cortes, Dina; Pinborg, Anja; Teilmann, Grete; Løkkegaard, Ellen Christine Leth; Andersen, Jesper; Westergaard, Hanne Brix; Andersen, Suzanne; Kling, Joyce; Jørgensen, Finn Stener; Jørgensen, Inger Merete; Poulsen, Jørgen Hedemark; Mola, Gylli; Bergholt, Thomas; Pryds, Ole; Nilas, Lisbeth.

In: Danish Medical Journal, Vol. 63, No. 7, A5244, 07.2016, p. 1-5.

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Cortes, D, Pinborg, A, Teilmann, G, Løkkegaard, ECL, Andersen, J, Westergaard, HB, Andersen, S, Kling, J, Jørgensen, FS, Jørgensen, IM, Poulsen, JH, Mola, G, Bergholt, T, Pryds, O & Nilas, L 2016, 'A new model of paired clinical teaching of international and Danish medical students', Danish Medical Journal, vol. 63, no. 7, A5244, pp. 1-5. <http://www.danmedj.dk/portal/page/portal/danmedj.dk/dmj_forside/PAST_ISSUE/2016/DMJ_2016_07/A5244>

APA

Cortes, D., Pinborg, A., Teilmann, G., Løkkegaard, E. C. L., Andersen, J., Westergaard, H. B., Andersen, S., Kling, J., Jørgensen, F. S., Jørgensen, I. M., Poulsen, J. H., Mola, G., Bergholt, T., Pryds, O., & Nilas, L. (2016). A new model of paired clinical teaching of international and Danish medical students. Danish Medical Journal, 63(7), 1-5. [A5244]. http://www.danmedj.dk/portal/page/portal/danmedj.dk/dmj_forside/PAST_ISSUE/2016/DMJ_2016_07/A5244

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Cortes D, Pinborg A, Teilmann G, Løkkegaard ECL, Andersen J, Westergaard HB et al. A new model of paired clinical teaching of international and Danish medical students. Danish Medical Journal. 2016 Jul;63(7):1-5. A5244.

Author

Cortes, Dina ; Pinborg, Anja ; Teilmann, Grete ; Løkkegaard, Ellen Christine Leth ; Andersen, Jesper ; Westergaard, Hanne Brix ; Andersen, Suzanne ; Kling, Joyce ; Jørgensen, Finn Stener ; Jørgensen, Inger Merete ; Poulsen, Jørgen Hedemark ; Mola, Gylli ; Bergholt, Thomas ; Pryds, Ole ; Nilas, Lisbeth. / A new model of paired clinical teaching of international and Danish medical students. In: Danish Medical Journal. 2016 ; Vol. 63, No. 7. pp. 1-5.

Bibtex

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abstract = "INTRODUCTION: Since 2006, one hospital has offered two clinical courses in obstetrics/gynaecology and paediatrics to international (I) students. However, as I-student enrolment increased, the hospital faced cut-backs. As from 2010, I-team course evaluations therefore dropped to unacceptable levels and more I- than Danish (DK) students failed exams. Therefore, in 2012 we started a three-year internationalisation project (I-project) at two hospitals. The primary intervention was to pair training for I- and DK-students at clinical contact, and to offer an exclusive daily lecturer for I-teams.METHODS: We compared the course evaluations and exam grades of I-teams and DK-teams for two years prior to (107 from I-teams - 211 participants from DK-teams) and during the I-project (245 participants from I-teams - 575 from DK-teams).RESULTS: During the I-project, the I-teams' course evaluations increased to acceptable values and to levels comparable to the evaluation scores of DK-teams. Furthermore, I-students now considered that their communication with the patients was acceptable. Before the I-project, I-students had lower exam grades (median = 10 (range: 0-12)) than DK-students (10 (4-12)) (p = 0.03), but during the I-project, exam grades increased to the levels achieved by DK-students (10 (2-12) - 10 (0-12) (p = 0.22), and no more I- than DK-students failed exams (p = 0.51).CONCLUSIONS: Pairing students for clinical training and allocating an exclusive lecturer for I-teams produced improved courses for internationalisation. Allocating an exclusive lecturer was associated with a cost of about 615 EUR per student per course when the team consisted of ten students.FUNDING: The Capital Region of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen.TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.",
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T1 - A new model of paired clinical teaching of international and Danish medical students

AU - Cortes, Dina

AU - Pinborg, Anja

AU - Teilmann, Grete

AU - Løkkegaard, Ellen Christine Leth

AU - Andersen, Jesper

AU - Westergaard, Hanne Brix

AU - Andersen, Suzanne

AU - Kling, Joyce

AU - Jørgensen, Finn Stener

AU - Jørgensen, Inger Merete

AU - Poulsen, Jørgen Hedemark

AU - Mola, Gylli

AU - Bergholt, Thomas

AU - Pryds, Ole

AU - Nilas, Lisbeth

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N2 - INTRODUCTION: Since 2006, one hospital has offered two clinical courses in obstetrics/gynaecology and paediatrics to international (I) students. However, as I-student enrolment increased, the hospital faced cut-backs. As from 2010, I-team course evaluations therefore dropped to unacceptable levels and more I- than Danish (DK) students failed exams. Therefore, in 2012 we started a three-year internationalisation project (I-project) at two hospitals. The primary intervention was to pair training for I- and DK-students at clinical contact, and to offer an exclusive daily lecturer for I-teams.METHODS: We compared the course evaluations and exam grades of I-teams and DK-teams for two years prior to (107 from I-teams - 211 participants from DK-teams) and during the I-project (245 participants from I-teams - 575 from DK-teams).RESULTS: During the I-project, the I-teams' course evaluations increased to acceptable values and to levels comparable to the evaluation scores of DK-teams. Furthermore, I-students now considered that their communication with the patients was acceptable. Before the I-project, I-students had lower exam grades (median = 10 (range: 0-12)) than DK-students (10 (4-12)) (p = 0.03), but during the I-project, exam grades increased to the levels achieved by DK-students (10 (2-12) - 10 (0-12) (p = 0.22), and no more I- than DK-students failed exams (p = 0.51).CONCLUSIONS: Pairing students for clinical training and allocating an exclusive lecturer for I-teams produced improved courses for internationalisation. Allocating an exclusive lecturer was associated with a cost of about 615 EUR per student per course when the team consisted of ten students.FUNDING: The Capital Region of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen.TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.

AB - INTRODUCTION: Since 2006, one hospital has offered two clinical courses in obstetrics/gynaecology and paediatrics to international (I) students. However, as I-student enrolment increased, the hospital faced cut-backs. As from 2010, I-team course evaluations therefore dropped to unacceptable levels and more I- than Danish (DK) students failed exams. Therefore, in 2012 we started a three-year internationalisation project (I-project) at two hospitals. The primary intervention was to pair training for I- and DK-students at clinical contact, and to offer an exclusive daily lecturer for I-teams.METHODS: We compared the course evaluations and exam grades of I-teams and DK-teams for two years prior to (107 from I-teams - 211 participants from DK-teams) and during the I-project (245 participants from I-teams - 575 from DK-teams).RESULTS: During the I-project, the I-teams' course evaluations increased to acceptable values and to levels comparable to the evaluation scores of DK-teams. Furthermore, I-students now considered that their communication with the patients was acceptable. Before the I-project, I-students had lower exam grades (median = 10 (range: 0-12)) than DK-students (10 (4-12)) (p = 0.03), but during the I-project, exam grades increased to the levels achieved by DK-students (10 (2-12) - 10 (0-12) (p = 0.22), and no more I- than DK-students failed exams (p = 0.51).CONCLUSIONS: Pairing students for clinical training and allocating an exclusive lecturer for I-teams produced improved courses for internationalisation. Allocating an exclusive lecturer was associated with a cost of about 615 EUR per student per course when the team consisted of ten students.FUNDING: The Capital Region of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen.TRIAL REGISTRATION: not relevant.

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