Abstract

ROMERO-PALACIOS, Pedro J.; ROMERO-LOPEZ, M. Asunción; GOMEZ-JIMENEZ, Francisco J.  and  MIRANDA-LEON, M. Teresa. Practical learning in clinical medicine for students in the third course of medicine degree: Achievement of cognitive objectives. Educ. méd. [online]. 2012, vol.15, n.4, pp.235-246. ISSN 1575-1813.

Aim. To present the main results obtained in the cognitive objectives in the project called 'Basic Clinical Initiation Centered Medical Practice', a teaching innovation developed in the introduction to Internal Medicine subject of medical degree during the academic year 2009-2010. Subjects and methods. 50 students were selected in the third course of medicine degree for the development of the project, which aimed to equip them with basic knowledge and skills to start on health care by conducting guided and supervised clinical practice in real clinical settings, with specific targets and under the supervision of medical experts. Results. The results were excellent, showing the purchase of all proposed objectives. Most students felt that it was a very positive and enriching experience. Conclusion. The proposed methodology, based on the achievement of specific goals, contributes to improve learning. The satisfaction of both students and teachers has been very high with the results obtained after implementation of the project.

Keywords : Clinical practice; Clinical stays; Practicum; Self-evaluation; Supervision; Transferable skills.

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