1. Medical Microbiology & Immunology Course Perspectives Kirsten A. Larson, PhD Drexel University College of Medicine

2. Thank you! AMSMIC members and past/present Educational Strategies Participants The data and the directory represent individuals who completed the survey by Friday, April 25 th. 82 individuals 73 schools

3. % of attendees 6-10 11-15 16-20 21-25 26-30 30+ 1-5 # of years N=57 Number of years as a faculty member teaching medical students (attendees) 0 5 10 15 20 25

4. Research % of respondents 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 1-10 11-2021-3031-4041-5051-6061-7071-8081-90 91-100 0 % effort mean 30% (SD25) Teaching % of respondents 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 1-10 11-2021-3031-4041-5051-6061-7071-8081-90 91-100 0 % effort mean 40% (SD24) Clinical 0 5 10 15 90 95 100 % of respondents 1-10 11-2021-3031-4041-5051-6061-7071-8081-90 91-100 0 % effort mean 3% (SD11) % of respondents Administrative 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 1-10 11-2021-3031-4041-5051-6061-7071-8081-90 91-100 0 % effort mean 27% (SD18) N=79 Responsibilities

5. Faculty Teaching 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 MicrobiologyInfectious Disease Immunology % of responding faculty 13% of faculty teach non-M/ID/I courses 80 responses

6. Faculty Teaching 051015202530 Micro only ID only Imm only Micro / ID ID / Imm Micro / Imm Micro / ID / Imm % of responding faculty 80 responses

7. Course Hours * 88 schools had courses that included microbiology or immunology in their title * CurrMIT (www.aamc.org/currmit) query class of 2009 on 4/30/08 Topic Hours # of schools Microbiology & Immunology 120 (SD38) 37 Microbiology (only) 100 (SD38) 34 Immunology (only) 44 (SD29) 21

8. Microbiology and Immunology in the Curriculum Microbiology n = 66 schools Immunology n = 63 schools 80010203040506070 Year 1 only Year 2 only Year 1&2 Other

9. Microbiology and Immunology in the Curriculum Yr 1 - fall/winter Yr 1 - spring Year 1 other Yr 1 & 2 Yr 2 – part of year Yr 2 Yr 1 – spring & Yr 2 0102030405060 Yr 2 –part of year Yr 2 Yr 1 & 2 Yr 1 MicrobiologyImmunology responding schools (%) 05101520253035404550 N=63 schools

10. Format of Microbiology Content Organism-focused manner Organ-based manner PBL hybrid Organism- & organ-based % of responding schools n=69 schools 051015202530354045

11. Format of Immunology Content N= 68 schools A separate section within the microbiology course Integrated into a stand alone microbiology course Stand alone course and grade Integrated into the preclinical curriculum PBL hybrid Other % of responding schools 051015202530354045

12. Formats Used in Teaching Lecture Wet lab Virtual lab Computer driven activities Self-study Student presentations Patient-oriented problem solving (POPS) Team-based learning (TBL) Other small group discussions Problem-based learning (PBL) 0102030405060708090100 0102030405060708090100 N=71 schools

13. 010203040506070 Remediation exam (in house) Remediation exam (NBME) Not applicable due to curricular integration Repeat the course/material Summer course 69 schools responded Procedure for Addressing Microbiology or Immunology Failures

14. 0102030405060708090 Administrative information (e.g., HIPPA training) Periodic medical updates (e.g., the week in review) Some year 1 and 2 courses but not all Virtually all courses We generally do NOT use this technology Use of Streaming Video and Podcasting Streaming video (67 schools responded) Podcasting (59 schools responded)

15. Conclusions Microbiology, immunology, and infectious disease faculty have unique teaching experiences and responsibilities. There are many different ways to teach microbiology, immunology, and infectious disease.

16. Acknowledgments AMSMIC members and Educational Strategies Participants who completed the survey Cynthia Rabuck for completing the CurrMIT query