Intervention for Enhancing Advanced Physical Exam Skills in Graduate Education: The SMOR Toolkit

DEC 22, 202541 MIN
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Intervention for Enhancing Advanced Physical Exam Skills in Graduate Education: The SMOR Toolkit

DEC 22, 202541 MIN

Description

Traditional methods used to teach health assessment skills and diagnostic reasoning in an advanced health assessment and differential diagnosis course limit skill acquisition and personalized feedback. Integrating small-group learning, online simulations, and reflective practice may improve competency outcomes. Drs. Rashmi P. Momin and Kala Christopherson describe a multimodal intervention – the Small-group Learning, Mega Skills Lab, Online Escape Rooms, and Reflection (SMOR) Toolkit – that they developed to enhance students' competencies in health assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and clinical documentation. They share the toolkit and other resources in their article.