. Motilal Chandu Tayade; . Ramchandra Girimalappa Latti
Volume 11, Issue 3 , March 2021, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
Early clinical exposure (ECE) is a teaching‑learning methodology which fosters the exposure ofmedical students to the patients as early as the first year of medical college. A worldwide ...
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Early clinical exposure (ECE) is a teaching‑learning methodology which fosters the exposure ofmedical students to the patients as early as the first year of medical college. A worldwide number ofresearch studies investigated the outcome of ECE and found, ECE sessions motivate the medicalstudent in various ways making their academic strength, improve clinical skills, and improvecommunication skills and making them more confident. In the medical curriculum, ECE makes anoverall impact on student’s performance and confidence. Planning of ECE in real‑time practicescan be done in different settings with the use of appropriate resources such as logbook, textbooks,notes, instruments, learning material, case record sheets, and computers. Herewith, we reviewedthe scientific base responsible for these outcomes and discussed different ECE settings and theiroutcome. The Medical Council of India in new educational reforms made ECE sessions compulsoryfrom 2019 in undergraduate medical curriculum. In conclusion, the challenge for health professionseducation is to look for ways to improve the quality of clinical education by comparing students’understanding and modifying practices of clinical education in new circumstances. Early clinicalexperience will definitely play a crucial role in this context, only if proper strategies are implemented.This systemic review article highlights ECE settings and scientific basis in a theoretical way helpfulfor medical faculties during its implementation in regular teaching.