Exploring Bias in Health Care: Using Art to Facilitate a Narrative Medicine Approach among Third-Year Medical Students.

Objectives: Teaching medical students about biases in health care poses challenges due to the complexity of modifying preexisting beliefs and the possibility of triggering strong emotional reactions. Narrative medicine fosters reflection and discussion among healthcare providers, and visual thinking strategies (VTS) enable providers to improve diagnostic ability through close and methodical examination of art. This study investigated the effectiveness of a session integrating narrative medicine and VTS to enhance third-year medical students' understanding of bias in health care.

Medical Students' Knowledge and Perceptions of Mpox in a High Incidence Region: Implications for Clinical Preparedness.

Introduction: In August 2022, mpox (formerly "monkeypox") was declared a public health emergency in the United States, yet there has been little published on medical providers' knowledge or perceptions of the disease. With one of the highest incidence rates in the United States being in South Florida, our Miami-based medical school aimed to assess students' perceived levels of knowledge and attitudes regarding mpox.

Methods: An optional, anonymous survey consisting of multiple choice and Likert-type questions was emailed to all medical students.

Student Teaching in the Family Medicine Clerkship: Opportunities for Interactive Virtual Learning.

Objectives: It often is challenging to deliver clerkship didactic sessions in a time-effective and engaging manner for learners. The flipped classroom approach, which fosters independent learning before applying knowledge in group settings, is an evidence-based way to enhance engagement and learning. Electronic learning methodologies were used widely during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic to ensure student safety while continuing didactics remotely.

An Exploratory Study of a Fourth-Year Narrative Medicine Elective: Promoting Strategies for Personal Well-Being and Improved Patient Care.

Objectives: Narrative medicine promotes the effective practice of medicine by requiring clinicians to listen to, reflect on, and manage not only the physiology of disease but also patient stories. The Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine offers a narrative medicine elective to fourth-year students who participate in reading, writing, and discussion activities that focus on processing their medical school experiences. This study evaluated the potential roles of this course in promoting strategies for personal well-being and improved patient care.

Facilitating the Advance Care Planning Conversation with Patients: An Interactive Virtual 1.5-Hour Session.

Objectives: The Liaison Committee on Medical Education requires that the curriculum of medical schools includes end-of-life care. Most medical students feel reluctant to discuss end-of-life issues with their patients, but would like to learn more.

Methods: We created an educational session on using Five Wishes to facilitate the advance care planning conversation.

Family Medicine Clerkship Teaching About Contraception: Meeting a Need.

Introduction: Women's healthcare including preventive care, obstetric care, and family planning and counseling are important medical education topics that student physicians frequently encounter during their Family Medicine Clerkship in medical training; however, despite its brief emphasis, many students feel underprepared to counsel patients in a clinical setting. With this in mind, a case-based curriculum focused on women's health was developed for students enrolled in the Family Medicine Clerkship.

Methods: During the 2018-2019 academic year, 127 students on the Family Medicine Clerkship at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine (HWCOM) participated in three two-hour sessions on the topics of adolescent preventive health care, obstetric care, and contraceptive counseling.

Attending an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting: A Pilot Study of an Experiential Learning Activity on the Family Medicine Clerkship.

Objectives: Physicians frequently treat patients struggling with addiction, including alcohol abuse. The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's National Clerkship Curriculum lists necessary learning for all future physicians and includes several core objectives related to identifying community resources, the role of support groups in treating patients, and identifying and managing substance abuse.

Methods: During the family medicine clerkship at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, students learn about resources for treating alcohol abuse by attending a 12-step Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meeting and answering brief reflective questions about the experience.

Narrative Medicine Rounds: Promoting Student Well-Being during the Third Year of Medical School.

Objectives: Narrative medicine allows physicians and other health providers to share stories and reflect on the practice of medicine. Through the process of reflection and shared storytelling, narrative medicine may promote strategies for well-being and the prevention of physician burnout. Designed to foster skills to promote physician wellness, the required narrative medicine rounds activity during the family medicine clerkship at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University includes a written assignment and a small group session, during which students share their stories with their peers.

Effect of Repeat Examination on Family Medicine NBME Subject Scores.

Introduction: National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) subject examinations are used by many schools to assess student clinical knowledge. Studies indicate that mean scores on NBME examinations improve as the clinical year progresses. Literature review revealed no studies investigating changes in individual student scores when end-of-block examinations were repeated at the end of the clinical year.

A Prenatal Standardized Patient Experience for Medical Students on Their Family Medicine Clerkship.

Background And Objectives: Students on their family medicine clerkship at Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine get little clinical exposure to obstetric care, which is not commonly provided by family physicians in urban settings. To address this, we added to our clerkship didactic curriculum a 2-hour session involving a standardized patient (SP). The SP is collectively interviewed by the student group during four simulated prenatal visits, each of which present a different complication of pregnancy.