Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Medical Patients for Third-Year Medical Students

Abstract

Abstract This team-based learning (TBL) module covers venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis. Students will effectively work together to select hospitalized medical patients who need VTE prophylaxis and discuss the choice of the appropriate prophylaxis regimen. This TBL case is one of six bimonthly TBL modules used in the clinical pharmacology course that is offered to third-year medical students at the American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine. This module has so far been used more than six times. There is typically a very high level of interaction during the session and it is our impression that students are satisfied with it. We did not evaluate outcomes of each individual module, so the positive formal outcomes we observed are for the course as a whole. Nevertheless, we have been observing a very high level of student-student interaction during all modules in general and it is our impression that students are satisfied with the modules. Other published TBL modules in this series address the treatment of diabetes mellitus type II, treatment of dyslipidemia, treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pain management, and treatment of community acquired pneumonia.

Keywords

• TBL
• Team-Based Learning
• VTE Prophylaxis
• Hospitals