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. 2018 Aug 3;33(10):1817–1821. doi: 10.1007/s11606-018-4600-x

Table 1.

Description of SCOPE Curriculum

Program Component Format Educational Strategies Evaluation
Year 1 and 2 students
 Clinical skill education Workshops
Didactics
Sessions lead by faculty and senior students with hands-on practice (e.g., writing notes, giving oral presentations, motivational interviewing)
Sessions lead by subject experts on relevant primary care education topics (e.g., treatment adherence, unconscious bias, health literacy)
Students provide feedback on each individual workshop and on end of course evaluations
 Continuity clinic experience 8 half-day visits in assigned continuity clinic Students take increasing responsibility for patient care and aid in clinic flow (e.g., taking histories and performing physical exam maneuvers, rooming patients, taking vitals) Faculty provide in person feedback on student performance
 Knowledge application 8 written assignments Assignments accompany each clinic visit and include H&Ps, reflective essays, and guideline research Faculty provide written feedback on assignments
Year 3 students
 Clinical skill education Monthly workshops
Quality improvement projects
Interactive workshopsled by subject experts on relevant primary care education topics (e.g., working with translators, motivational interviewing, social determinants of health)
Students work in groups on a quality improvement project at their continuity clinic, from inception to completion
Students provide feedback on each individual workshop and on end of course evaluations
 Continuity clinic experience One half day/week in assigned continuity clinic Students become primary provider for patients and perform all aspects of care (e.g., performing a history and physical, developing an assessment and plan, presenting to faculty, writing notes, following up on labs and referrals) Faculty provide in person feedback on student performance
Faculty complete 9 feedback cards on specific clinical skills
 Knowledge application 12 written assignments Assignments accompany each monthly workshop and alternate between H&Ps, reflective essays, learning issues, and quality improvement project updates Faculty provide written feedback on assignments
Year 4 students
 Continuity clinic experience 10 half-day visits in assigned continuity clinic Students continue to follow their established patients on an ad hoc basis Faculty provide in person feedback on student performance
 Knowledge application 8 written assignments Assignments shift in focus towards skills needed for residency, include peer chart review, mentoring activities, and clinic administration observation Faculty provide written feedback on assignments