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www.genderandhealth.caNahid Azad, MD
Rupa Patel, MD
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Objectives for MERLOT
1. Introduction of the Gender and Health Project
2. Review of the website and the technology used
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• A gender approach in health
• Medical schools recognize their social responsibility to educate physicians who can meet the needs of all Canadians.
Improve Patient-Centred Approach
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Project Overview
Council of Ontario Universities Council of Ontario Faculties of
Medicine
UE-COFM GIC-COFM
Gender and Health Project
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• To improve health and health care through the development of a collaborative, web-enabled medical curriculum that integrates gender and health into all aspects of medical education.
• This integrated curriculum will be a common provincial resource for use by all Ontario medical schools.
Goal of Project
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Learning Communities
• Undergraduate Deans• GIC - COFM and others working in
area• Site coordinators • Students
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The “Gender & Health Curriculum”
• Is an electronic, web-based learning resource• Was designed by and for:
– Ontario undergraduate medical students– Instructors in all domains of medical education– Curriculum designers at Ontario’s medical schools
• Was designed to be:– Engaging, thorough and flexible– Evidence-based
• Is available for use by:– Anyone with access to the internet
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Concepts are conveyed
• In a text-based, multimedia-rich narrative
• With non-linear options for in-depth exploration
• Through multimedia presentations and videos
• Through interactive activities
• Through self-reflection exercises
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The curriculum focuses on
• Setting objectives for each module
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The curriculum focuses on
• Setting objectives for each module
• Including current information
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The curriculum focuses on
• Setting objectives for each module
• Including current information
• Demonstrating concepts with case studies
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The curriculum focuses on
• Setting objectives for each module
• Including current information
• Demonstrating concepts with case studies
• Addressing:– Social determinants of health– Advocacy– Professionalism– Boundaries– Health as a Human Right– Poverty– Social Accountability
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Learning Objects
• Repository of discrete learning objects using various methods to engage the learner
• Accessible for use
• Can be added to presentations, lectures.
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Self Authoring Tool
• Allows educators to modify existing modules
• Allows educators to create new modules
• Utilizes XML formatting
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Portfolio
• The portfolio feature of the website tracks the learners use of the website.
• Can be used to validate participation
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E-Learning
• Easy access
• Ease of navigation
• Peer reviewed content complimented with multimedia and live internet links
• Interactive case history, quizzes
• E-portfolio
• Zero cost
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Now What?
USE IT!
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The curriculum includes
• Sixteen modules, covering:– An introduction to the role of gender in health– The role of gender in specific domains
(Cardiovascular Disease, Lung Cancer, Depression, Sex and Sexuality, and nine others)
– ‘Toolbox modules’ to assist learners in thinking critically about gender in other areas of health and medical education