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The ICON approach revolutionizes medical education by fostering a real-time partnership between students and faculty. This interactive online network places the patient at the center of investigative inquiry, promoting continuous case-based learning. Students engage directly with patient scenarios as they unfold, enhancing communication skills and confidence. Feedback indicates high levels of excitement and participation, leading to improved patient outcomes and collaborative decision-making. The project showcases the benefits of resource sharing among Academic Societies and emphasizes user-driven case modules for enriched learning experiences.
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Innovating a Real-Time Student-Faculty Partnership of Practice in Medical Education:Interactive Case-Based Online Network (ICON)
ICON Approach to Learning • Partnership of practice that places the patient at the center of investigative inquiry. • Continuous integration of the case-based learning process. • Student-directed communication with patients and case characters. • Faculty assume the role of clinician and patients. • Cases occur in real-time as events unfold. • User-driven urgency in learning.
ICON_Human Nervous System and Behavior (HNSB) 2004 • ICON scaled to n=32 students, n=4 tutors, n=26 faculty (HMS, FAS, HSDM, HSPH, HBS). • One ICON tutorial (n=8 students) in each of the 4 Academic Societies. • Customized user-driven case modules. • Centralized content-driven case modules. • New investment in interfaculty development, relational database and resource integration, user-driven interface design and development.
Results • Positive feedback and excitement from both students and faculty. • Active participation of faculty in the student’s learning. • Seed change in the way information is presented to students. • Inside look into how students develop confidence and cognitive abilities to think through problems and communicate with patients and colleagues. • Different patient outcomes among tutorial groups depending on student’s decision making and team management. • Substantial efficiency advantages achieved by sharing resources among Academic Societies.
Acknowledgements Principal Collaborators: Arif Nathoo, Arash Mostaghimi, Wendy Ham, Julie Levison, Robert Leffert Harvard faculty and staff: J. Alvarez, T. Aretz, R. Arky, M. Badaracco, L. Barnes, J. Beck, L. Benowitz, P. Black, K. Boss, S. Camposano, D. Cardozo, A. Carter, S. Chopra, M. Cohn, C. Coughlin, A. Counter, J. Da Silva, E. Derendorf, J. Dowling, D. Federman, H. Fineberg, W. Frontera, R. Gillis, R. Goisman, J. Hafler, J. Halamka, G. Harper, E. Hess, V. Holliday, J. Hooley, D. Hubel, A. Ivinson, O. Isacson, N. Karimbux, T. Kinane, L. Leape, J.B. Martin, L. Mayer, J. McNamara, M. Parker, T. Peters, J. Potts, C. Prout, J. Ratey, L. Raymond, S. Salamone, C. Saltzman, M. Samuels, L. Sato, R. Schwartzstein, M. Segal, L. Seidman, M. Spidle, D. Standaert, M. Solon, W. Taylor, G. Thibault, D. Tosteson, M. Tsuang, C. Vacanti, R. Vedanthan, M. Wetzel, C. Woolf, K. Wulfsberg, N. Zervas. Harvard students: E. Adams, P. Ballard, K. Barletta, D. Bell, Y. Beyene, K. Bhasin, E. Black, U. Blackstock, T. Bloomfield, C. Brickell, R. Buzescu, R. Capp, A. Carter, A. Chang, J. Chen, G. Chesney, A. Child, J. Chorba, C. Coleman, N. Creanza, E. Dewar, B. Du, K. Edwards, S. Fain, D. Fishel, D. Frederique, V. Ganesh, A. Gartland, P. Goldhoff, M. Graubard, C. Greenzang, M. Gupta, E. Gutierrez, W. Harrington, S. Hassouneh, A. Heilman, T. Jackson, N. Johnstone, R. Kakoza, K. Ketlogetswe, S. Kim, B. King, H. Klein, C. Ledezma, M. Le, J. Lee, A. Li, K. Lo, N. Martin, T. McNair, N. Michaelson, J. Morgan, M. Murphy, J. Nassiri, B. Nazer, K. Nelson, C. Nicholas, A. Patel, R. Peragallo, E. Pinto-Wong, W.N. Price, J. Rapley, L. Rivera, R. Roberson, J. Rokicki, H. Rolls, K. Rose, A. Rosenfeld, M. Said, N. Salazar-Austin, E. Shaefer, J. Shoe, M. Singh, J. Stevens, G. Swain, C. Townsend, A. Warren, J. Wei, M. Whalen, B. White, M. Wrzosek, C. Wykoff, E. Yi, J. Young, A. Yurkovic. Invited guest participants: Robert Bazell, Michael Crichton, Gerald Fischbach, Ruth Fischbach, Steve Hyman, Eric Kandel, C. Everett Koop, Dan Lowenstein, Christopher Reeve, Andrew Weil. Support: Harvard Provost Award for Interfaculty Collaboration, Harvard Provost Award for Innovations in Instructional Technology, Francis Weld Peabody Society, The Academy at Harvard Medical School.