What is doc.com?
doc.com: An interactive learning resource for healthcare communication.
doc.com offers more than forty multimedia-rich interactive on-line modules and more than 400 videos showing communication competencies considered essential by a recent Institute of Medicine report.
The concepts of doc.com: doc.com is a communications / doctoring curriculum resource that enhances learning beyond textbooks. doc.com’s 41 Modules cover interactional competencies that IOM, ACGME and AAMC consider essential. More than 400 videos show physicians and standardized patients demonstrating effective communication strategies. Content also covers psychosocial issues such as Alcoholism, Domestic Violence, Depression, Behavior Change and Somatization, and professionalism issues such as Mistakes, Boundaries, Mindfulness, Teamwork, Self-care (see full contents, below).
Real patients describe their drug abuse and recovery. Videos play in Flash, in high resolution, in full screen. doc.com's educational platform facilitates effective interactions between learners and faculty, including the giving of assignments, the taking and scoring of Module assessment tests, and giving feedback. Portfolio documentation for programs or individuals is simple.This unique resource provides its users with knowledge, skills review, and opportunities for reflection. It also fosters learning about complex communication and relationship challenges. Each of the more than 40 learning modules presents key principles, evidence-based recommendations, and a skills checklist. Authors demonstrate key skills in video encounters with standardized patients and provide video and text commentary on the interview. The interview challenges help learners develop sensitivity to differing communication styles and difficult situations, and the flexibility to respond respectfully and skillfully.
Who writes/ demonstrates on doc.com?
See Information regarding doc.com for listing of modules and authors.
How can faculty members improve their skills for teaching and interviewing?
Who are the editors of doc.com?
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Ron Saizow, MDChief Editor
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Tulsa |
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Christof Daetwyler, MDInstructional Design, Project Development and Implementation
Drexel University College of Medicine |
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George Zeiset, BA
Videographer
Drexel University College of Medicine |
Matthew Snyder
Lead Programmer of the Learning Management System
Drexel University |
What Course Directors say about doc.com*
- "doc.com has successfully managed to integrate the values, concepts and methods as well the essential content for healthcare communication into a uniquely attractive and easily accessible package—a real bonanza….”
- "the students like the practical nature of the text and video examples. It is helping our faculty learn a common language (for skills) to teach the students.”
- "faculty (teaching the) clinical skills have more insight into the concepts”
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"the endorsement and modeling by physicians (in videos) has a powerful effect on student's attitudes toward the importance of interviewing skills....the pop-up labels of specific skills is extremely beneficial in helping students maximize learning from the video presentations.”
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"Doc.com has an impressive effect. Students actually did their assignment, and got a lot out of it. This is a contrast with previous years -- few students read textbook assignments. They are far ahead of any group I've ever had at this stage of the program. They did extremely well with their first patients this week."
What Program Directors say about doc.com*
- "residents spontaneously comment on attempts to try skills from that week's modules. That's amazing, and I think the engaging text combined with video demonstration convinces some to try new skills on their own.”
- "(doc.com) helps us meet the ACGME requirements for teaching and evaluating communication skills.”
- "takes a "soft” subject which most of our faculty are ill prepared to teach and turns it into a concrete discipline.”
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