Introducing Psychomotor Skills to the Veterinary Curriculum atto the Veterinary Curriculum at

Ross Universityy

NAVMECNAVMECKansas City

April 29, 2010

Bernard Grevemeyer

Clinical Skills Lab (CSL)Clinical Skills Lab (CSL)Clinical Skills Lab (CSL)Clinical Skills Lab (CSL)WhyWhyWhyWhy

Introduce basic psychomotor skillsIntroduce basic psychomotor skills

Large class sizesLarge class sizesgg

U t it f d lU t it f d lUse opportunity for modelsUse opportunity for models

Clinical Skills Lab (CSL)Clinical Skills Lab (CSL)Clinical Skills Lab (CSL)Clinical Skills Lab (CSL)

FacilityFacilitySkillsSkillsSkillsSkillsModelsModelsIntegration Integration EvaluationEvaluationPlansPlansPlans Plans

Clinical Skills Lab Clinical Skills Lab 1300 Square feet

2 months 110,000 $

Clinical Skills LabClinical Skills Lab2 scrub sinks

6 wall computers

C it 30 t d tCapacity: 30 students

e- college web page

Students review web page Students review web page beforebefore CSLCSL

Learning module (PPT)

Instructional video

Quizzes

ModelsModels

ModelsModels

ModelsModels

5 semester Model

CostCost

Facility: 110,000 $

Models: 50,000 $

Consumables: 60,000 $ (per year), (p y )+

220,000 $

Clinical Skills LabClinical Skills Lab20082008

Usage:Usage:5 semester

Suture lab (Intro Clinics I)Suture lab (Intro Clinics I)

6 semesterRossie (spay model)( p y )

Skills 2009Skills 2009

Instrument handling 1Semester

Two hand tie 2CPR 5Phlebotomy 5Skin incision 6Skin incision 6ROSSIE model 6Bowel anastomosis 7Cystotomy 7y y

Skill Instrumhandling

S

SkinincisionSuture P

2 HandTie

Practice

2 90 i#

60 i 60 60

CPRSuturei.v.2 90 2 90

SkinincisionSuture P

SutureROSSIE

60 90

Cystotomy labAnastomosis lab(cadaver)

Sem.

1

2 x 90 min.Students

142

60 min.

AnatomyI

60 60 2 x 90 2 x 90 60-90

2 113 AnatomyII

3 115 Practice

4 105 Practice

Clinics

6

5

102

84 ClinicsI

surgery surgery

7

6

82

102 lab I lab I

Surgery lab II743

ManagerManagerCoordinates availability of CSLCoordinates availability of CSL

Coordinates Model set upCoordinates Model set up

Helps with staff to instruct studentsHelps with staff to instruct students

C t b d t ithC t b d t ithDirector

Creates budget with managerCreates budget with manager

Integrates exercises into curriculumIntegrates exercises into curriculum

EvaluationEvaluation

Lab hoursLab hoursInstructor availabilityInstructor availabilityMedia resourcesMedia resourcesModelsModelsSkills improvementSkills improvementpp

224 students surveyed224 students surveyed

185 responded (83%)185 responded (83%)

Evaluation of CSLEvaluation of CSL60 %

50

30

40

Lab Hours

I t t

20

30 Instructor

Media Res

Models

10

20 Models

Improves

0Lik t l0 1 2 3 4 5Likert scale

Strongly disagree

Strongly agreedisagree agree

E*Value Portfolio

Future LA skills lab site

Rectal palpation models

ChallengesChallenges

Storage space Storage space g pg p

IntegrationIntegration

Obj ti t t d t fObj ti t t d t fObjective structured assessment of Objective structured assessment of technical skills (OSATS) technical skills (OSATS)

EndEnd