Monday, March 3, 2014

March 3, 2014- But WHY?



     Today was an interesting day. This morning Dr. Nawrocki continued his discussion on serious illnesses and how to prevent them. This afternoon, we reviewed the test from Friday to see how much material the students retained over the weekend. We were surprised at the range of knowledge remembered. Using the audience response system to record their answers and receive live feedback, and we refused to tell them what the right answer and helped them develop the critical thinking skills required in order to become a good barefoot doctor. We asked them “why” a lot. “Why is that the correct answer” and questions similar to that. It took them a while to understand that we wanted them to think. In Myanmar, they are given correct answers to repeat back to the instructor. They are not taught to analyze the material presented. In order for them to reach a diagnosis, they will have to do more than guess. They will have to observe the patient's symptoms and analyze the data they collect from the symptoms in order to provide the correct treatment. We also had the opportunity to continue with the student presentations of medicine, the project that keeps being mentioned where each student studies a medicine that they will be carrying in Myanmar, and presents it to the class.
Lindsey
Dr. Nilson and Dr. Nawrocki teaching

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