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Table 1 General 4-week schedule of the EM clerkship

From: Emergency medicine clerkship curriculum in a high-income developing country: methods for development and application

Week -1

D -7

   

D -3

 

D -1

Emergency medicine clerkship curriculum is sent to students

   

Entry self-assessment survey is conducted

 

Students’ subgroupsa are defined, and OneNote invitation is sent to students

Week 1

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

08:00–16:00

Introduction to emergency medicine clerkship

TBL activities and case discussions

Clinical shifts

Clinical shifts

Subgroup A cannot have night shift

08:00–12:00

Emergency medicine residency program teaching day for subgroup A

Clinical shifts for other subgroups (except night time)

08:00–12:00

Simulation and skills practice sessions

Weekly group feedback session

Clinical shifts

Clinical shifts (except night time)

Week 2

D8

D9

D10

D11

D12

D13

D14

08:00–16:00

TBL activities and case discussions

08:00–12:00

Simulation and skills practice sessions

Weekly group feedback session

Clinical shifts

Subgroup B cannot have night shift

08:00–12:00

Emergency medicine residency program teaching day for subgroup B

Clinical shifts for other subgroups (except night time)

08:00–13:00

Individual feedback session

Clinical shifts

Clinical shifts (except night time)

Week 3

D15

D16

D17

D18

D19

D20

D21

08:00–16:00

TBL activities and case discussions

Clinical shifts

Clinical shifts

Subgroup C cannot have night shift

08:00–12:00

Emergency medicine residency program teaching day for subgroup C

Clinical shifts for other subgroups (except night time)

08:00–12:00

Simulation and skills practice sessions

Weekly group feedback session

Clinical shifts

Clinical shifts (except night time)

Week 4

D22

D23

D24

D25

D26

D27

D28

08:00–16:00

TBL activities and case discussions

Simulation and skills practice sessions

Exit self-assessment survey is conveyed

Revision session

Information regarding  MCQ and OSCE

Free skills practice session

Clinical shifts (except night time)

Clinical shifts (except night time)

13:00–15:30

Final MCQ exam

08:00–12:00

OSCE

Final feedback

Course evaluation survey

Clinical shifts (if necessary)

Clinical shifts (if necessary)

  1. D day, MCQ multiple choice question, OSCE objective structured clinical examination, TBL team-based learning
  2. aSubgroups consist 4–6 students