title: Innovations in human genetics education. Alternative methods of instruction in medical genetics.
abstract: A course in medical genetics for first-year medical students was developed with the use of alternative methods of instruction, including audiovisual materials and computer-assisted instruction. The use of this methodology enabled students to consider many significant areas of medical genetics, without a dependency on the traditional lecture-based instructional format. Seventy-eight percent of the students identified the alternative instructional methods as an enhancement to their education. These students performed a mean of 6% better on class examinations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City 66103.
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: King
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical; D005826:Genetics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*