Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Team-Based Learning

Abstract

Abstract Introduction Team-based learning (TBL) modules are essential components of our preclinical curriculum. This TBL module was developed to serve as an experiential exercise enabling first-year medical students to apply foundational concepts related to hemoglobin structure/function and acid-base balance to the pathophysiology of carbon monoxide poisoning. Methods As with other TBL modules, students must first complete an advance-preparation reading assignment before attending the module. The module itself takes approximately 2 hours: 17 minutes for the Readiness Assurance phase (individual Readiness Assurance Test: 7.75 minutes, team Readiness Assurance Test: 9.25 minutes), 5-10 minutes for an intersession, and 90 minutes for the Application of Concepts phase. Results Assessment outcomes are provided for each year of administration on a question-by-question basis in the appendix file entitled TBL Module.pdf. Discussion This resource is directed primarily at preclerkship medical students and other health care professions students at comparable early levels of training. We have run the module for the past 4 years, the first three times near the end of the M1 fall semester in our Biomedical Foundations of Clinical Practice 2 course and the fourth time near the beginning of the M1 winter semester in our Heme/Lymph organ system course.

Keywords

• TBL
• Team-Based Learning
• Hemoglobins
• Hypoxia
• Anoxia
• Smoke Inhalation Injury