MS Alcohol Progress Report - 2009-08

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Project Guide

Reporting Period: 08/01/09 – 08/31/09

Report Prepared by: Laura Andrews, BA

Overview

In August, we made further refinements to the existing alcohol medical student curriculum. We finished the Pharmacology course, which is now titled the Biological Basis of Addiction. We conducted internal usability on the SPI, and started recruiting medical students for external usability.

Progress During August 2009

Milestone 1

Develop Remaining Content Modules

Task 1: Develop Remaining Educational Content and Features for Modules

• In August, made further refinements to the existing alcohol medical student curriculum. We also finished the content for the Pharmacology course, and retitled it the Biological Basis of Addiction course.

Task 2: Gather and Incorporate Feedback From Project Consultants

• We performed one internal usability for the SPI, which was very helpful in adjusting our usability script. We began recruiting medical students to do this usability.

Future Needs: In the coming months, we will possibly split the Pharmacology course into two courses. We will also send the course to our consultant Steve for review.

Milestone 2

Complete Summative Evaluation of Product

Task 1: Design Evaluation

• The summative evaluation will be designed once we finalize our course structures.

Task 2: Recruit 80 Medical Students in their Second through Fourth Years of Study

• Recruitment for the summative evaluation will be completed once we finalize our course structures.

Task 3: Perform Summative Evaluation

• The summative evaluation will be performed once we finalize our course structures.

Task 4: Analyze Data

• Data analysis of the summative evaluation will be done once completed.

Future Needs: Once course content is finalized, we will recruit 80 medical students in their second through fourth years of study to perform a large-scale summative evaluation.

Milestone 3

Disseminate Results and Background Information About Curriculum

Task 1: Submit At Least One Article to a Peer-Reviewed Appropriate Publication

• Once we finalize our courses and receive summative data, we will submit an article of our results.

Task 2: Present Results to Two or More Appropriate Scientific Meetings and at the NIH’s Annual SBIR Showcase

• At present, we are finalizing the Pharmacology course so that we can present these initial results to upcoming conferences as well as get feedback from these audiences.

Task 3: Contact Leading Medical and Substance Abuse Organizations

• We are still receiving useful information from the ASPE listserve, pertaining to SP training. This information is being incorporated into training documents for medical students who act as SPs (possible future project).

Future Needs: Once the summative evaluation is completed, we will submit at least one article to a peer-reviewed appropriate publication, as well as presentation of results to two or more appropriate scientific meetings and at the NIH’s annual SBIR showcase.

Contact

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. I can be reached at 919-960-8118 or Metcalf@clinicaltools.com Mary P. Metcalf, PhD, MPH

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