Academic Competence Enhancement Activities ACE from basic knowledge to the real world

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Academic Competence Enhancement Activities
(ACE)-from basic knowledge to the real world-

• Dr. Héctor F. Gómez
• Dr. Martha García
• Dr. Alvaro Pérez

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Curricular Principles

• Holistic Active Learning
• Student Centered
• Facilitate integration (both vertical and
  horizontal)
• Early exposure to clinical scenarios and
  experiences
• Integration of technology in the learning process

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Principles -2-

• Diverse assessment strategies (formative and
  summative)
• Highlights the values, attitudes and social
  responsibility in the practice of medicine
• Community oriented medical education
• Incorporation of Information literacy and
  Evidence-Based Medicine

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Academic Competence Enhancement (ACE)

• General Objectives
• Integrate the medical knowledge in solving common
  medical problems using a holistic active learning
  approach
• Reinforce the development of required competences
  in medical students

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ACE - General Description

• The whole class (60 students) is divided into
  small groups (7-11) to work in the same lecture
  hall under the supervision of the participating
  faculty (3-9 basic and clinic)
• All group works on the same situation, different
  scenarios, or creating issues at the same time
  with a scheduled oral report to the class.
  (formative feedback)
• Quizes, Conceptual maps, written report, oral
  presentation are examples of summative assessment
  used.

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Characteristics of the topics

• The concerned issue must correspond to a hot
  topic in medical education (AAMC) or according
  to Puerto Rican epidemiological data

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Roles of course coordinators and participating
faculty

• Select of a health problem according to the
  characteristics cited above
• Construct the critical thinking questions
  (minimum one per group)
• Design the instructional methodology of the
  activities and present it in the institutional
  format to the strategy coordinator for pertinent
  documentation
• Participate in the discussion with the students
  according with the schedule

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Roles of course coordinators and participating
faculty

• Implement student learning assessment of each
  activity. The Student Learning Assessment office
  offers support in the development and use of
  assessment tools and test blueprints.
• Incorporate the information literacy component
  with the support of the Librarian

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Assessment rules

• Formative During the activity
• Summative Each activity will be assessed using
  an appropriate tool according to the strategy and
  learning goals.
• Course coordinators and guest faculty will
  participate in the evaluation.

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Examples

• Case scenario
• Role playing
• Build a clinical case
• Educational Brochure
• Create a conceptual map
• And ..

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Acknowledgments

• We would like to acknowledge the support of the
  President/Dean, Administration, Colleagues and
  Students, our final goal