2020
Assessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient Assessors
Talwalkar JS, Murtha TD, Prozora S, Fortin AH, Morrison LJ, Ellman MS. Assessing Advanced Communication Skills via Objective Structured Clinical Examination: A Comparison of Faculty Versus Self, Peer, and Standardized Patient Assessors. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2020, 32: 294-307. PMID: 32141335, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2019.1704763.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Twelve tips for running an effective session with standardized patients
Talwalkar JS, Cyrus KD, Fortin AH. Twelve tips for running an effective session with standardized patients. Medical Teacher 2019, 42: 622-627. PMID: 31033363, DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2019.1607969.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceEducation, MedicalHumansLearningPatient SimulationRunningStudentsStudents, MedicalConceptsStandardized patientsSummative objective structured clinical examinationObjective Structured Clinical ExaminationStructured Clinical ExaminationAssessment of competenceEducational innovationEducational experienceInstructional methodsOnly opportunityMedical educatorsMedical educationEffective sessionsSimulated encounterTip piecesRange of topicsDynamic skillsParticular clinical scenarioEducatorsTeachingStudentsEducationInstructionSkillsCompetenceWorkshop
2016
Implementing and Evaluating a Four-Year Integrated End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Students
Ellman MS, Fortin AH, Putnam A, Bia M. Implementing and Evaluating a Four-Year Integrated End-of-Life Care Curriculum for Medical Students. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2016, 28: 229-239. PMID: 27064725, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2016.1146601.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical CompetenceConnecticutCurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateGoalsHumansProgram DevelopmentProgram EvaluationTerminal CareConceptsObserved structured clinical examinationSelf-reported preparednessTeaching strategiesMedical studentsCare educationStudents' self-reported preparednessBlended learning strategyInterprofessional learning opportunitiesReviews of studentsLife care curriculaInteractive online modulesEOL care educationLife care educationStructured Clinical ExaminationSkill-building activitiesCurriculum purposesInterprofessional learningStudent competenciesStudents' skillsCurricular componentsCurricular structureLearning opportunitiesStudent surveysBasic competenciesFaculty resources
2013
Addressing mental health issues in primary care: An initial curriculum for medical residents
Smith RC, Laird-Fick H, D’Mello D, Dwamena FC, Romain A, Olson J, Kent K, Blackman K, Solomon D, Spoolstra M, Fortin AH, Frey J, Ferenchick G, Freilich L, Meerschaert C, Frankel R. Addressing mental health issues in primary care: An initial curriculum for medical residents. Patient Education And Counseling 2013, 94: 33-42. PMID: 24139540, DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.09.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMental health careMental health issuesMental healthHealth issuesPrimary care populationPrimary care providersHealth careMedical residentsMental health trainingEffective mental healthCare populationPrimary careImproved carePsychosocial careCare providersMedical problemsHealth trainingCareYears of trainingResidency graduatesIntensive curriculumTraining residentsEducational systemInitial curriculumSpecific curriculum
2007
Teaching brief motivational interviewing to Year three medical students
Martino S, Haeseler F, Belitsky R, Pantalon M, Fortin AH. Teaching brief motivational interviewing to Year three medical students. Medical Education 2007, 41: 160-167. PMID: 17269949, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02673.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsYear 3 medical studentsFuture medical practiceUniversity medical studentsStudent learningStudentsPositive attitudesBrief motivational interviewingSkillsCurriculumBusy medical practiceLearningMedical practiceCounselling approachAttitudesBrief motivationalTime constraintsKnowledgePracticeStudy limitationsInstructorsMotivational interviewingFuture directionsPretestAuthors
2006
Not the Same Everywhere
Haidet P, Kelly PA, Bentley S, Blatt B, Chou CL, Fortin AH, Gordon G, Gracey C, Harrell H, Hatem DS, Helmer D, Paterniti DA, Wagner D, Inui TS, for the Communication C. Not the Same Everywhere. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2006, 21: 405-409. PMID: 16704378, PMCID: PMC1484792, DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00417.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContent areasMedical schoolsFourth-year medical studentsDifferent learning environmentsSingle medical schoolU.S. medical schoolsHidden curriculumLearning environmentOwn schoolsPatient-centered characteristicsMedical studentsC3 scoresSchoolsFurther multiinstitutional studiesPattern of characteristicsC3 instrumentCurriculumField of inquiryEthnographic methodsSurvey methodPatient-centered valuesPatient-centered carePattern of scoresCross-sectional Internet-based surveyAttitudinal information
1997
National Survey of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine on the Competencies That Should Be Addressed in the Medicine Core Clerkship
MD M, Fortin A, Morrison G, MPH S, Mumford L, Goroll A. National Survey of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine on the Competencies That Should Be Addressed in the Medicine Core Clerkship. The American Journal Of Medicine 1997, 102: 564-571. PMID: 9217672, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(97)00054-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsClinical ClerkshipClinical CompetenceHumansInternal MedicinePhysician ExecutivesSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsMean priority scoreInternal medicineIntensive careAmbulatory careChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute chest painObstructive pulmonary diseaseClerkship timeClinical competencyNational surveyMedicine core clerkshipChest painAdult patientsCoronary diseaseDiabetes mellitusElectrolyte disordersHeart failurePulmonary diseasePriority scoreOutpatient careCase presentation skillsEmergency settingGeneral internistsCore clerkshipsAssess factors