Medical Parasitology Course Development Over 25 Years

Authors

Linda Milson, Marquette UniversityFollow
Linda Laatsch, Marquette UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

English

Publication Date

10-1986

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Source Publication

Laboratory Medicine

Source ISSN

0007-5027

Abstract

Modifications in teaching methods and the learning environment in the laboratory component of a medical parasitology course resulted in significant changes in student performance as measured by practical examination. Mean scores from 745 students improved from 75.8% at the inception of the course to 92% at the end of the 25-year period studied. A retention study, conducted over a six-year period, revealed an average retention rate of 57% one year after the course was completed. Although this retention rate was not significantly different from the rate found in other studies in which retention of factual material was measured, it suggests that the students retain enough knowledge to complete the clinical parasitology course.

Comments

Laboratory Medicine, Vol. 17, No. 10 (October 1986): 610-612. DOI

Recommended Citation

Milson, Linda and Laatsch, Linda, "Medical Parasitology Course Development Over 25 Years" (1986). Clinical Lab Sciences Faculty Research and Publications. 30.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/clinical_lab_fac/30