Innovations in medical undergraduate pathology education: The Paris Descartes medicine faculty experience

Pierre Alexandre Just, Virginie Verkarre, Audrey Mansuet-Lupo, Marion Rabant, Cristina Daniliuc, Brigitte Radenen, Marion Harent, Lucien Cassanelli, Éric Cherel, Hubert Javaux, Antoine Tesniere, Benoît Terris, Cécile Badoual

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Abstract

At the Paris Descartes medicine faculty, we tested some newly developed tools to enhance the pedagogic value of the pathology teaching. In our faculty, this teaching is largely multidisciplinary and integrated in various teaching units; a large part is dedicated to practice works with thirteen 90 min sessions. Virtual slides have been used for years in numerous medicine faculties; we successfully implemented this tool by adding contextual annotations, which facilitate students revising. We showed that rewarding students’ assiduity enhanced their exam success. To do so, we now propose a short continuous assessment exam at the beginning of each practice session in the form of electronic multi-choice questions. Finally, we now propose a completely computerized final exam, on touchpads, that enhanced its docimologic value.

Translated title of the contributionNouveaux outils et nouvelles méthodes pour l'enseignement de l'anatomie pathologique. Retour d'expérience à la faculté de médecine Paris Descartes
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)252-257
Number of pages6
JournalAnnales de Pathologie
Volume36
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • MOOC
  • Numeric
  • Pathology
  • Teaching
  • Virtual slide

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