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CSAD 620 C: In house clinical instruction

Equitable, Instructive, Patient-centered

Reflection on Instructional Change:

Clearly communicate expectations:

A very important part of evaluating patients is obtaining a history, as well as, the patient’s main complaint or reason for seeking help.

Students often struggle with this interview process. Therefore, I want them to have clear guidance in order to make the patient comfortable. First, I will give students a list of questions to ask each client. Second, I plan to spend the first meeting with students conducting mock interviews. Each student will have the opportunity to conduct an interview while the other student pretends to be a patient. I will videotape each session and then allow students to watch and give feedback on what was effective and what may need improvement.

Currently I am not supervising students, however, I would expect this practice to give each student clear expectations on what questions need to be asked for each clinical scenario and would also give students more confidence when talking to patients. Students will gain insight into how it feels to be a patient. Students will also learn the importance of listening to patients and allowing them to describe their problem in their own words.

I found the implementation resources most helpful. I have printed them out and will use them to refer back to as I supervise students and design courses in the future. Having these resources for future reference will be very valuable as a new instructor.

During the observe and analyze session I was given the idea of videotaping and recording the mock interviews and allowing students to observe themselves. I found this suggestion very useful and plan to incorporate it.

Evidence of Instructional Change

Screen shot of student instructions

I am not currently supervising students this semester, therefore, I do not have an example of student work. Also, I have not had the opportunity to implement any of the ACUE techniques I learned from this course. Below is an example of an interview format and questions that students will use.

This is the first page of an interview form.

Picture of a document for students to use as a guide Example of questions as a guide for students.

screenshot of ACUE badges

In house clinical instruction does not have a syllabus.

Faculty Bio: I am a clinical audiologist and dispensing audiologist and have worked for a multi-specialty medical group for almost 30 years. I obtained my masters in audiology at CSUS and my doctorate in audiology at Arizona school of health sciences.

I worked as a clinical instructor at CSUS for 10 years from 1998 to 2008 supervising graduate students. I began supervising again in spring of 2022 and plan to continue in spring of 2023.

This work was supported by:

National Science Foundation Hispanic Serving Institution Project STEM Zone DUE 1832335

CSU Office of the Chancellor Academic Affairs grant for Faculty Professional Development

US Department of Education Hispanic Serving Institution Project STEM4Equity P031C210012

*Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or the US Department of Education.

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