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Table 4 Snapshot of Social Medicine Theme of the Week (SMTW): housing and water

From: The design and implementation of a longitudinal social medicine curriculum at the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine

Classroom sessions

Activity Type

Social Medicine Curriculum Intervention

PCR: “Case Studies in Environmental Health”

Small group Session

Creation of new PCR session. See List 2.

Orientation session

Lecture

Course director introduced the SMTW and summarized its relevance

Introduction to Clinical Decision Making

Small group Session

Addition of new lecture slides acknowledging social determinants of health in clinical decision making, addition of new group discussion questions.

Hematopoiesis

Lecture

None

Heme, Globin, and RBC Maintenance

Case-based Learning

None

Introduction to Anemia

Case-based Learning

None

Anemia of Decreased Production

Case-based Learning

None

Anemia of Decreased Red Cell Survival

Case-based Learning

None

Toxicology

Case-based Learning

Case Study: Flint Michigan, addition of new prework material, objectives, and readiness quiz questions

Introduction to Hemostasis

Lecture

None

Hemostasis

Team-Based Learning

None

Anemia

Small group Session

Addition of discussion questions addressing environmental exposures and social determinants of health resulting in anemia

Week 1 Formative Quiz

Formative Quiz

Addition of multiple-choice questions addressing Flint case study, social causes/consequences of anemia