Teaching Renal Physiology to the Millennial Student: the University of the Philippines Manila Experience
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Teaching Renal Physiology to the Millennial Student: the University of the Philippines Manila Experience Francisco E. Anacleto Jr 1,2 & Dolores D. Bonzon 1,2 & Melissa A. Dator 2 & Elizabeth S. Montemayor 1
# International Association of Medical Science Educators 2020
Abstract Objectives To compare the conventional style from a multi-modal approach in the teaching of renal physiology among University of the Philippines-College of Medicine (UPCM) first-year medical students in terms of their attitudes and rating scale. Methods We conducted an exploratory sequential mixed methods design using an online survey employing a likert scale followed by a focus group discussion of medical students taking the excretory module from 2016 to 2019. Abbreviated plenary live lectures, online videos embedded in a learning management system, patient contact experience ward work, role-playing, and quiz shows are used to integrate the lessons being taught. Results One-hundred sixty-one respondents out of 185 medical students answered the online survey. We identified that the 67.8% of students found web-facilitated videos extremely effective in understanding renal physiology. Among the online videos, voice-over powerpoint format was proven to be most helpful. Students disclosed that the overall scheme was generally positive and it proved to be enjoyable and provided great learning experiences. Conclusion Applied to a class of millennial students, the pilot flight of the redesigned program attempted to engage the audience in such a way that they would not only memorize the topics by rote, they would be able to understand the topics so they could then correlate them to a real-world, clinical, or a laboratory setting following a multi-modal representation. Keywords Renal physiology . Millennial . Multimodal
Introduction Renal physiology and nephrology have, in recent times, had trouble attracting new medical students to the field. Of the varying types of medical expertise, renal physiology has been, for many students, the most difficult field to study. A part of that difficulty may lie in how the field has often been taught to students, and it may be the case that “the quality of teaching of renal physiology and pathophysiology in medical school and residency” has become insufficient, especially in teaching to millennial students [1]. These students have complained that
* Francisco E. Anacleto, Jr [email protected] 1
Department of Physiology, University of the Philippines Manila-College of Medicine, 2nd Floor Salcedo Hall Building, 547 Pedro Gil St. Ermita, Manila, Philippines
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Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines
renal physiology was “the most difficult course during medical school” and reported that “they would have considered [the field] if it had been ‘taught well’ at their medical school” [2]. The UPCM has been at the forefront of medical education innovations in the Philippines. In 2004, the institution has implemented an Organ System Integra
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