Volume : 4, Issue : 3, March - 2015

Early Clinical Microexposure (ECMiX) :A path from ECMiX to early clinical macro exposure(ECMaX)

Dr. Sandip N Baheti, Dr. Darpan Maheshgauri

Abstract :

<p>&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;INTRODUCTION:Early clinical exposure (ECE) can be an important and efficient factor in improving motivation and can&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;be a great help in the recall of knowledge in medical students. But this early clinical exposure may create confusion&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;because medical science is vast and there is integral involvement of all systems. It is difficult for student to correlate&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;their knowledge in early stage. Early half way knowledge may prove to be dangerous. TO OVERCOME THIS DRAWBACK, WE HAVE FOUND OUT&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;SYSTEMS:&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;A. Early Clinical Micro Exposure Actual&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;B. Early Clinical Micro Exposure Observational&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;C. Early Clinical Micro Exposure Simulated&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;A. Students were allotted patients of variable BPs in the wards and asked to feel pulse and correlate them with BP.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;B. Students were taken in the ICU to feel pulse of low BP &amp;amp; arrhythmias and correlate with the parameters on the monitors.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;C. Simulated patient of meralgia paresthetica was selected and students were asked to take history and examine.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Results: 80% rated it as excellent and 20% as a good and interesting way of learning.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;Conclusion: A path starting from ECMiX and leading to ECMaX is judicial way of ECE.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;1) Developing critical thinking and reasoning skill in STEPWISE manner by offering students opportunity of early clinical exposure to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;repeatedly apply their learning.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;2) To overcome confusion which may occur due to early clinical exposure (ECE)&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;3) To observe and understand the application of basic sciences in STEPWISE manner&lt;/div&gt;</p>