Clinical trial NCT00713466: The Use of Computer-Assisted Learning Pediatrics Program (CLIPP) in the Pediatric Clerkship
Official title: The Use of Computer-Assisted Learning Pediatrics Program (CLIPP) in the Pediatric Clerkship
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Learning
Keywords: CLIPP cases
Pediatric clerkship
Standardizing
Students' exposure
Essential
Enhancing
Experience
Lead sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2008-07-11
Enrollment: 198
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All third year medical students entering their pediatric clerkship at the Medical College of Wisconsin

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if utilizing CLIPP (Computer-Assisted Learning Pediatrics Program) cases in the pediatric clerkship will standardize students' exposure to essential pediatric conditions and enhance their learning experience.

Detailed description: The Computer-Assisted Learning Pediatrics Program was developed by members of the Council on Medical Student Medical Education (COMSEP) and has been very well received by both medical students and faculty. The program is a comprehensive Internet-based learning method designed for use by third year medical students during their pediatric rotation. More than 80 medical schools in the US and Canada have been successfully using the CLIPP cases with an estimated 3000 to 4000 cases being reviewed by students weekly. All third year medical students will be required to complete specific cases, based on gaps identified through review of prior student contact logs. Using the students' own patient contact logs, they will also be strongly encouraged to complete any cases for which they have not met the clerkship requirement. Students will be allowed to complete any other cases they choose. The study proposes that by utilizing CLIPP cases in the pediatric rotation, student exposure to essential pediatric conditions will increase, thereby increasing retention of knowledge and increasing their performance on end of clerkship OSCEs (Observed Structured Clinical Exam) and on NBME Pediatric Subject Exam (shelf exam).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* all third year medical students will be required to complete a specific number of CLIPP cases as part of their pediatric rotation.

Exclusion Criteria:

* none

Primary outcomes:
measure: student exposure to essential pediatric conditions will increase, thereby increasing knowledge retention and increasing their performance on end of clerkship exams
timeFrame: 2007-2008 academic year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Milwaukee
country: United States
facility: Medical College of Wisconsin
state: Wisconsin
Study officials:
affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin
name: Paola Palma Sisto, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin
name: Sajani Tipnis, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin
name: Karen Marcdante, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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