Description

We typically have our MS3s go to the NICU for an afternoon and complete a high-yield scavenger hunt so the learn core topics. After that, they speak with a family in the NICU regarding pregnancy, labor, delivery, and their NICU experience. They then do a 1-page reflection to discuss. Without patients, are instead using the journal entry (used with author permission) in combination with the scavenger hunt. The assignment's objectives are to:

1. introduce core neonatal topics
2. experience uncertainty in medical care through a family's perspective
3. promote self-reflection, particularly for professional identity formation
4. integrate maternal - child health topics in a single assignment 

Authors

Richard Hobbs, MD, University of North Carolina Hospitals

Contact

hobbsr@med.unc.edu

Learner Audience

Undergraduate Medical Education (UME)

Domain

Professionalism

Resource Type(s)

Written or Visual Media (or DigitalEquivalent)

Instructional Method(s)

Independent Learning
Patient Presentation - Patient