Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 220-225 , May 2007

Student Competence in Fluid and Electrolyte Management: The Impact of Various Teaching Methods

Presented in part at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Society, Washington, DC, May 14-17, 2005.

  • Michael Weisgerber, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Hospital Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis
    • Children’s Research Institute and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Michael Weisgerber, MD, MS, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Suite C560, CHW Children’s Corporate Center, PO Box 1997, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1997.
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  • Glenn Flores, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for the Advancement of Underserved Children, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis
    • Department of Epidemiology, Health Policy Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis
    • Children’s Research Institute and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
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  • Al Pomeranz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis
    • Children’s Research Institute and Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
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  • Larry Greenbaum, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Emory University and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Ga
    • Dr Greenbaum gave the standard fluid and electrolyte management lecture in the Medical College of Wisconsin pediatric clerkship during the study period. He assisted in the design of the quiz and development of a grading algorithm. He did not participate in any of the data collection of quizzes and surveys or in the grading of these.
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  • Pat Hurlbut, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Medical Education, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis
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  • Dawn Bragg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Health Policy Institute, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis

Received 27 April 2006 ,Accepted 11 January 2007.

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PII: S1530-1567(07)00010-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.01.005

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 220-225 , May 2007

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