Nephrology education related published work is sparse. NephSim, a mobile optimized website tool with
cases and interactive approach was developed in 2018. Over 24 cases have been
presented and discussed in this tool. Case contents have been amazing. But what
the creators of this tool now did is- validate it with a peer reviewed
publication. Recently published in JGME, a med ed
journal, Farouk et al showcase the NephSim tool and discuss the results of
their outreach of this tool and a survey that showed high rate of satisfaction
and usability.
Innovation in Nephrology education is extremely important. Case discussions leading to differential diagnosis and then
pathology and diagnosis helps in creating and making a Nephrologist a better
diagnostician. The NephSim project also showcases the use of website, social
media platforms such as twitter and other ways to share information.
This tool can easily be replicated in other fields in
internal medicine or medicine. The ease of using and doing the cases makes it
very accessible and able to be transformed in all fields in medicine. The
drawbacks- survey response was low but enough to make major conclusions. But
like most med-ed studies, it touches the first tier of outcomes- medical
knowledge (self-assessed) and not addressing other ways of medical knowledge.
We hope to see using some of these tools used( perhaps in combo)- such as NephSim, Nephmadness, Whatsapp,
blogs, NephJC. Etc—to change practice patterns,
behaviors and ultimately effect patient outcomes.
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