Undergraduate hematology - a more integrated approach

• Published in: Advances in medical education and practice Vol. 7; pp. 643 - 644
• Main Authors: Di Carlofelice, Matteo A, Cope, Jack Ft
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01.01.2016; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Dove Medical Press
• Subjects: Curricula; Evaluation; Hematology; integrated; Letter; Medical education; medical student; pathology; Study and teaching; teaching; Teaching methods; undergraduate
• ISSN: 1179-7258; 1179-7258
• DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S123032

Matteo A Di Carlofelice,* Jack FT Cope*Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK*These authors contributed equally to this workAs fellow medical students we read with great interest the article by Mandan et al1 proposing a dedicated hematology rotation. The authors highlight a gap in clinical hematology teaching, particularly compared to "conventional rotations".1 Their suggestion has merits and we agree with most of the points raised; however, propose instead for us to build on current teaching as opposed to establishing a new rotation.The integration of theoretical and practical learning was concluded to be beneficial to both teacher and student by Wrenn and Wrenn.2 In the original article it is mentioned that "clinical experience allows students to comprehend and apply this knowledge in practice, enabling the all-important integration of their learning".1 As we agree that hematology overlaps with other specialties and therefore requires a thorough understanding, we value how a clinical attachment would be useful to solidify lecture-based teaching.View the original paper by Mandan et al.