MED896J

041237

This elective offers fourth-year medical students the opportunity to learn and practice small-group facilitation skills by participating as a \"Student Facilitator\" in the Clinical Reasoning Course. The Clinical Reasoning Course is a required, longitudinal course that takes place across the medical school Preclerkship curriculum. Clinical reasoning is fundamental to the practice of medicine and is the process employed by all physicians when making diagnoses and treatment decisions for their patients.

During this elective, the fourth-year medical student will be paired with one core faculty facilitator. Under the supervision of the faculty facilitator, the student will practice and develop skills to facilitate small group sessions, guiding the students through a minimum of four cases during a single longitudinal block of the Clinical Reasoning Course. Students can also help facilitate eight cases for additional credit. The student will also be responsible for advance preparation prior to each case. Students are required to complete FERPA training in order to participate in the elective.

Students facilitating four cases will earn 1 unit; students facilitating eight cases will earn 2 units. All students are required to develop one case regardless of how many cases they help facilitate.

GRD - Medical Grading H, P, F, K

Medicine