Beyond the Lecture: Interactive Strategies in the Health Profession Education Curriculum

Health care is constantly evolving. Health care professionals and the educators responsible for training those professionals need efficient ways to a) assure new information is getting across to the students and/or professionals, b) relay all new and previous information in a timely manner, and c) correctly utilize the information gathered and observed and apply it to the needs of the patients. Lecture is the original teaching method, but does not cover the dynamic world of health care. Simulations with actors and high-fidelity mannequins are two methods of relaying vital information. Research is limited on these forms of education, but the results are thus far promising.