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Cross-sectional comparison of spiral versus block integrated curriculums in preparing medical students to diagnose and manage concussions Fraser, Sarah; Wright, Alexander D; van Donkelaar, Paul; Smirl, Jonathan D

Abstract

Background: An integrated curriculum is designed to be repetitive yet progressive and the concept has rapidly established itself within medical education. National organizations have recommended a shift to a spiral curriculum design, which uses both vertical and horizontal integration. This study examined differences between the recently implemented integrated spiral (class of 2019) and conventional block (classes of 2016–2018) MD curricula at the University of British Columbia (UBC) with respect to knowledge of concussion. Methods: Cross-sectional online survey (FluidSurveys: Fluidware, Ottawa, ON), distributed via email to UBC medical students during the 2015–2016 academic year. Questions focused on demographic data, knowledge of concussion definition, and management considerations. Differences in responses across the two groups were assessed using chi-square tests. Ordinal Likert-scale data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U-Tests. Statistical significance was determined a priori at p 

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Title
Cross-sectional comparison of spiral versus block integrated curriculums in preparing medical students to diagnose and manage concussions
Creator
Fraser, Sarah; Wright, Alexander D; van Donkelaar, Paul; Smirl, Jonathan D
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2019-01-09
Description
Background: An integrated curriculum is designed to be repetitive yet progressive and the concept has rapidly established itself within medical education. National organizations have recommended a shift to a spiral curriculum design, which uses both vertical and horizontal integration. This study examined differences between the recently implemented integrated spiral (class of 2019) and conventional block (classes of 2016–2018) MD curricula at the University of British Columbia (UBC) with respect to knowledge of concussion. Methods: Cross-sectional online survey (FluidSurveys: Fluidware, Ottawa, ON), distributed via email to UBC medical students during the 2015–2016 academic year. Questions focused on demographic data, knowledge of concussion definition, and management considerations. Differences in responses across the two groups were assessed using chi-square tests. Ordinal Likert-scale data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney U-Tests. Statistical significance was determined a priori at p 
Subject
Medical education; Curriculum design; Spiral curriculum; Integrated; Concussion
Genre
Article
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2019-01-09
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0376029
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/68223
Affiliation
Health and Social Development, Faculty of (Okanagan); Medicine, Faculty of; Health and Exercise Sciences, School of (Okanagan); Medicine, Department of; Southern Medical Program (Okanagan)
Citation
BMC Medical Education. 2019 Jan 09;19(1):17
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s12909-018-1439-0
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
The Author(s).
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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