Trial of a New Diagnostic Practical Training Course / 医学教育

ABSTRACT

A new diagnostic practical training course was instituted for 4th year students during the first and second terms at Shinshu University School of Medicine. This course includes the following new features teachers from all clinical departments participated, the general instructional objectives and specific behavioral objectives of each unit of the course were determined, specialists from several departments or sections took charge of one unit of the course, attitude education was given great importance, standardized patients played by teachers are used in interview and POS training and final evaluation units. Evaluation was by students, teachers, and the education planning committee, and teacher training was performed before the start of this course.