title: Case-based education at the 2009 pediatric nephrology fellows conference.
abstract: The hallmark of the professional is continued development and expanded expertise based on acquisition of new knowledge and refinement of clinical skills. Medical knowledge acquisition is a key component of professional development for fellows in training as well as practicing physicians. New medical knowledge may be acquired via experience/instruction in the clinical setting (clinic, hospital, etc), self-directed or teacher-directed reading, case-based discussions, lecture presentations, recorded enduring presentations (vodcasts, podcasts, etc.), online learning modules, review- and board-type questions/answers, and small-group discussions. All of these methods have value for continued expansion of medical knowledge, and for many learners, a combination of methods is far superior to reliance on one or two methods alone. The following four cases demonstrate the benefit of case-based discussions to further pediatri nephrology fellow education.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Residency Program/Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Program, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio, USA. john.mahan@nationwidechildrens.org
authors.forename: John D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Mahan
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Ferris
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009398:Nephrology / Q000193:education*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000193:education*