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Towards an inpatient diabetes curriculum: medical student‐generated aims, objectives and methods for ward‐based learning of non‐critical, non‐perioperative inpatient diabetes care
Author(s) -
Taylor C. G.,
Atherley A.,
Murphy M. M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
diabetic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.474
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1464-5491
pISSN - 0742-3071
DOI - 10.1111/dme.13044
Subject(s) - medicine , curriculum , diabetes management , medical education , inpatient care , summative assessment , perioperative , nursing , health care , medline , guideline , diabetes mellitus , formative assessment , type 2 diabetes , surgery , psychology , pedagogy , pathology , economic growth , political science , law , economics , endocrinology
Abstract Aims To create a summative document containing aims, objectives and methods that can be used for the training of healthcare professionals in inpatient diabetes care. Methods A four‐stage approach was introduced for the ward‐based teaching of inpatient diabetes care at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill over the 2014–2015 academic year. Within this approach, 55 students (100%) submitted aims, objectives and methods to support two 2‐h, ward‐based sessions. This was guided by brief instructions and access to a copy of the Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline on the management of non‐critical, non‐perioperative inpatient diabetes. Conceptual content analysis was used to convert submissions into a unifying document. Results Six themes emerged from students’ submissions: diagnosis; assessment and investigation of diabetes and its complications; planning individualized care and pharmacological management; hypoglycaemia management, including severe hypoglycaemia; patient education; discharge planning; and multidisciplinary teamwork. Students were primarily interested in patient management and treatment using higher‐level objectives and active learning methods. Conclusions This study produced comprehensive, student‐generated, and hence student‐centred, aims, objectives and methods for inpatient diabetes care with objectives appropriately set for higher cognitive levels of learning. This material can be used to guide teaching or for further development into a curriculum. This is the first known publication of content that could be used in a ward‐based inpatient diabetes curriculum.