Table 1.

Characteristics of clinical correlations.

TYPE OF CLINICAL CORRELATION	DESCRIPTION	EXAMPLE	RELATIVE COMPLEXITY OF CLINICAL INFORMATION	BENEFIT TO STUDENT LEARNING OR HOW USED IN EDUCATION	ADVANCED PREPARATION REQUIRED BY STUDENT
Correlated examples	Making reference to a disease or–-included in a lecture or teaching presentation.	Association of fibrillin defect to Marfan's syndrome. Association of collagen defect to Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.	Superficial	Show that basic science concepts are important. Make material more interesting and that there is a reason for learning it.	None
Demonstrations and interactive learning	Small group demonstrations or short application-based activities.	Review of femur and tibia radiographs during lower limb learning block.	Simple	Consists of application-based information. Students participate in simple, basic activities.	None to minimal
Specialized workshop or laboratory session	Hands-on application of a targeted basic science topic. May include use of specialized equipment or procedures.	ECG lab using electrodes and computer software to examine heart waves.	Basic to advanced	Practice using specialized equipment, targeted application of basic science concepts.	Minimal to small
Small-group activity	Small groups analyze or solve clinical case problems. Led by faculty facilitators.	Discussion of blood disorders during hematology learning block.	Basic to advanced	Students practice team work, communication skills and problem solving strategies.	Small to intermediate
Course-centered problem solving	Use of clinical cases to teach basic science concepts. Advanced problem solving.	Use of computed tomography to promote clinical relevancy of cadaver dissections.	complex and integrated	Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and clinical reasoning skills.	Extensive