Improving medical students' knowledge of systems-based practice.
Systems-based practice is an important aspect of medical education. This study evaluates the effectiveness of an eight-hour intervention on medical students' knowledge of the principles of managed care. A pre-test on basic managed care principles was administered to freshman medical students at Mercer University. After an eight- hour managed care curriculum was presented to these students, a post-test was administered. The pre-test and post-test scores on the material increased a mean score of 9.7 points (p < 0.001). Our conclusion is that providing as little as eight-hours of instruction on managed care topics can significantly improve first-year medical students' knowledge and understanding of systems-based practice.
Mercer University School of Medicine in Macon, GA, USA.
John M
JM
Boltri
Robert L
RL
Vogel
William N
WN
Tindall
Stuart H
SH
Tedders
D000328:Adult; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000193:education; D005845:Georgia; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012577:Schools, Medical; D013337:Students, Medical