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Medical Microbiology & Immunology Course Perspectives
Kirsten A. Larson, PhDDrexel University College of Medicine
Thank you!
AMSMIC members and past/present Educational Strategies Participants
The data and the directory represent individuals who completed the survey by Friday, April 25th.
82 individuals 73 schools
% o
f atte
ndee
s
6-10
11-1
5
16-2
0
21-2
5
26-3
0
30+1-5
# of yearsN=57
Number of years as a faculty member teaching medical students (attendees)
0
5
10
15
20
25
Research
% o
f res
pond
ents
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1-10
11-2
0
21-3
0
31-4
0
41-5
0
51-6
0
61-7
0
71-8
0
81-9
0
91-1
000%
effo
rt
mean 30% (SD25)
Teaching%
of r
espo
nden
ts
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
1-10
11-2
0
21-3
0
31-4
0
41-5
0
51-6
0
61-7
0
71-8
0
81-9
0
91-1
000%
effo
rt
mean 40% (SD24)
Clinical
0
5
10
15
90
95
100
% o
f res
pond
ents
1-10
11-2
0
21-3
0
31-4
0
41-5
0
51-6
0
61-7
0
71-8
0
81-9
0
91-1
000%
effo
rt
mean 3% (SD11)
% o
f res
pond
ents
Administrative
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
351-
10
11-2
0
21-3
0
31-4
0
41-5
0
51-6
0
61-7
0
71-8
0
81-9
0
91-1
000%
effo
rt
mean 27% (SD18)
N=79
Responsibilities
Faculty Teaching
0102030405060708090
100
Microbiology InfectiousDisease
Immunology
% o
f res
pond
ing
facu
lty
13% of faculty teach non-M/ID/I courses
80 responses
Faculty Teaching
0 5 10 15 20 25 30
Micro only
ID only
Imm only
Micro / ID
ID / Imm
Micro / Imm
Micro / ID / Imm
% of responding faculty
80 responses
Course Hours *
• 88 schools had courses that included microbiology or immunology in their title
* CurrMIT (www.aamc.org/currmit) query class of 2009 on 4/30/08
Topic Hours # of schoolsMicrobiology & Immunology 120 (SD38) 37Microbiology (only) 100 (SD38) 34Immunology (only) 44 (SD29) 21
Microbiology and Immunology in the Curriculum
Microbiology n = 66 schools
Immunology n = 63 schools
800 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Year 1 only
Year 2 only
Year 1&2
Other
Microbiology and Immunology in the Curriculum
Yr 1 - fall/winter
Yr 1 - spring
Year 1
other
Yr 1 & 2
Yr 2 – part of year
Yr 2
Yr 1 – spring & Yr 2
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
Yr 2 –part of year
Yr 2
Yr 1 & 2
Yr 1
Microbiology Immunology
responding schools (%) responding schools (%) 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
N=63 schools
Format of Microbiology Content
Organism-focused manner
Organ-based manner
PBL hybrid
Organism- & organ-based
% of responding schools
n=69 schools
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Format of Immunology Content
N= 68 schools
A separate section within the microbiology course
Integrated into a stand alone microbiology course
Stand alone course and grade
Integrated into the preclinical curriculum
PBL hybrid
Other
% of responding schools
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
Formats Used in Teaching
Lecture
Wet lab
Virtual lab
Computer driven activities
Self-study
Student presentations
Patient-oriented problem solving (POPS)
Team-based learning (TBL)
Other small group discussions
Problem-based learning (PBL)
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
N=71 schools
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70
Remediation exam (in house)
Remediation exam (NBME)
Not applicable due to curricular integration
Repeat the course/material
Summer course
69 schools responded
Procedure for Addressing Microbiology or Immunology Failures
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
Administrative information (e.g., HIPPA training)
Periodic medical updates (e.g., the week in review)
Some year 1 and 2 courses but not all
Virtually all courses
We generally do NOT use this technology
Use of Streaming Video and Podcasting
Streaming video (67 schools responded)
Podcasting (59 schools responded)
Conclusions
• Microbiology, immunology, and infectious disease faculty have unique teaching experiences and responsibilities.
• There are many different ways to teach microbiology, immunology, and infectious disease.
Acknowledgments
• AMSMIC members and Educational Strategies Participants who completed the survey
• Cynthia Rabuck for completing the CurrMIT query
