Table 3:
Characteristics of educational interventions
| Educational Interventions (n=83) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | No. | % |
| Length of Intervention Implementation | ||
| Less Than 1 Year | 20 | 24.1 |
| 1-5 Years | 39 | 47.0 |
| 6-10 Years | 9 | 10.8 |
| Over 10 Years | 4 | 4.8 |
| Frequency of Course | ||
| One Time Activity | 48 | 57.8 |
| Multiple Times During Year | 17 | 20.5 |
| Occurring Annually | 8 | 9.6 |
| Duration of Educational Intervention | ||
| Less than 6 hours | 15 | 18.1 |
| > 6 hours; < 1 week | 14 | 16.9 |
| 1-8 Weeks | 19 | 22.9 |
| One Quarter/Semester | 14 | 16.9 |
| One Year | 5 | 6.0 |
| Educational Strategies | ||
| Small Group Discussion | 48 | 57.8 |
| Patient Case Analysis | 40 | 48.2 |
| Large Group Lecture | 31 | 36.1 |
| Clinical Teaching/Direct Patient Interaction | 29 | 34.9 |
| Reflective Exercises | 29 | 34.0 |
| Intervention Reported as Offered for Credit | 24 | 28.9 |
| Simulation | 22 | 26.5 |
| Community-based Projects | 14 | 16.9 |
| E-Learning | 13 | 15.7 |
| Shadowing | 12 | 14.5 |
| Written Assignments | 11 | 13.3 |
| Workshops | 9 | 10.8 |
| Other (e.g. interviews, joint lab sessions, patient/family visits) | 13 | 15.7 |
| Developers of Intervention | ||
| Faculty only | 52 | 62.7 |
| Faculty + Students | 2 | 2.4 |
| Faculty + Other Health Professionals | 5 | 6.0 |
| Faculty + Patients/Families/Community (no students) | 2 | 2.4 |
| Mixed (multiple combinations of above) | 9 | 10.8 |
| Other/Unclear | 10 | 12.0 |