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1. DISSECTION AND EVOLUTION OF A PATHOLOGY - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COURSE Byron E. Crawford, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana
3. If I have two managers who always agree, I dont need both of them.
4. HISTORY Pathology - Pre-1998
Pathology and Pathophysiology - 1998-2001
Mechanisms of Disease - Pathology and
Pathophysiology - 2002
300 lb. Gorilla
5. GOALS
1) To develop an understanding of the causes and mechanisms of disease and the associated alterations of structure and function of cells, tissues, and organ-systems.
2) To develop skills of observation, interpretation, and integration needed to analyze human disease. When provided with the clinical history, the anatomical lesions, and the laboratory data of a patient, to determine the differential diagnosis, the most likely diagnosis and explain the pathogenesis of the disease.
6. DISTRIBUTION OF COURSE HOURS
7. MAJOR COURSE CHANGES Perceived Problems or Issues
Definitive Problems
Owl Club Recommendations
Faculty Recommendations (In and Out)
Recommendations from Curriculum Committee
NBME Shelf Exams
Other - Out of Date
8. OUTSIDE IN-PUT GRIPE
IAMSE
OERD
T-2 Curriculum Advisory Committee
Curriculum Committee
9. MAJOR CHANGES Dropped Laboratory - 1996
Case Studies - 1997
Integration - Coordination - 1998
Coordination - Clinical Diagnosis - 2001
Dropped Microscopic Slides - 2002
Reduction in Contact time - 2003
10. TEACHING INCENTIVES Personal Rewarding Experience
Educational Grants
OWL Club Teaching Awards
AOA Teaching Awards
OERD and Deans Office Award
Department of Pathology and Laboratory -
Excellence in Teaching Award
Promotions
11. EDUCATIONAL GRANTS Development of CD-ROM
GI-Liver
Neuropathology
Renal Pathology
Pulmonary Pathology
Hematopathology
Reproductive Pathology
12. Faculty CREATED Problems
14. TUTORING Offered to 5-10% of students
Criteria
Group vs Private
Free vs Pay
Selecting Tutors
Successful vs Un-successful
16. OBJECTIVES Group Research in Pathology Education
(GRIPE)
USMLE, STEP 1 Content Outline
Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease
17. LIASON COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL EDUCATION(LCME)STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITATION Educational objectives state what students are expected to learn, not what is to be taught
18. USMLE, Step 1 ContentOBJECTIVES Skin appendage tumors
Chlorine gas inhalation
Hemochromatosis of heart
Autoimmune hypogonadism
19. STUDENT COMMENTSON OBJECTIVES
20. EXAM DEVELOPMENT Writing Questions - ART
Creators
Type - Clinical vignette, K-type, all of the following are true except matching
Images
Question Bank - Tulane (1200)
GRIPE - Regular questions, Clinical cases
Fine Tuning Questions - Question Statistics
21. ASSESSING COURSE SUCCESS Exam Grades
NBME - Shelf Exam Scores
USMLE, Step 1 Exam Scores
T-3 and T-4 Clinical Faculty Input
Peer Review
T-3 and T-4 Student Surveys
23. RECOMMENDATIONSCLINICIANS IN T-3 AND T4 CLINICAL BLOCKS Utilize Case Presentations
Acid-base electrolytes regarding surgery patients
Increase student exposure to radiologic images in relationship to Mechanisms of Diseases
Only neurologists should teach neurology
Increase practical clinical pharmacology
24. STUDENT PERCEPTION
25. STUDENT PERCEPTION
26. STUDENT PERCEPTION
27. STUDENT PERCEPTION
28. STUDENT PERCEPTION
29. SOPHOMORE PATHOLOGY COURSE - TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINECLINICAL PATHOLOGY QUESTIONS1999 - 2000 Topic_________________________________N___________________________Class Average
Laboratory
Statistics 5 81%
Inflammation 3 65%
Urinalysis 8 87%
E B Virus 2 75%
C S F Analysis 4 89%
Culture Specimens 2 68%
Proteins 2 75%
PCR 1 37%
Tumor Markers 4 86%
Lipids 3 87%
Cardiac Profiles 1 99%
Water, lytes, acid base 15 72%
Hematology 28 86%
Coagulation 7 87%
Transfusion Medicine 3 72%
Endocrinology 8 79%
GI Liver __3__ 56%
99
Class Average Based On Above 99 Questions - 80%
30. PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGYSHELF EXAM Year Percentile Class Average
1997-19981 66 76.4
1998-19991,2 65 75.4
1999-20002 65 74.5
2000-20012 69 77
2001-20022,3 80 80
2002-2003 80 80
1 - Director - Sanda Clejan, Ph.D
2 - Director - Eric Simon, MD and Byron Crawford, MD
3 - First year course coordinated/integrated with physical diagnosis.
31. 2002 - SHELF EXAM
T-2 Average National Average Difference
Cardiovascular 81.6% 72.3% +9.3%
Pulmonary 74.8% 70.8% +4.0%
Renal 81.8% 72.3% +9.5%
Hematology 70% 60.3% +9.7%
GI Liver 77.6% 70.5% +7.1%
Genetics 84.7% 75.1% +9.6%
Neurology 88.9% 87.1% +1.8%
Infectious Diseases 87.2% 66.4% +20.8%
Endocrine 77.3% 76.5% +0.8%
Reproductive 68% 61.8% +6.2%
Environmental 79.8% 69.2% +10.6%
Miscellaneous 82.9% 72.9% +10.5%
Inflammatory 82.7% 77.8% +4.9%
43. NBME SHELF EXAMS
45. STDEXAM CLASS AVERAGE 27% 27% CLASS AVERAGE
2002 97.6% 76% 87.3%
2003 93.6% 70% 84%
2001/2002 2002/2003
Average - All questions 81.5% 79.1%
Average - without
self taught question 84.2% 78.5%
47. COST ANALYSIS - PROFESSIONAL
48. COST ANALYSIS - STAFF, MISC. FEES
50. TOTAL COST
51. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
53. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
54. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT