Patient Shadowing

Jason Wilson, Roberta Baer and Seiichi Villalona (USF) are pleased to announce publication of our article in Academic Medicine which highlights the success we have had implementing a premed patient shadowing program that builds in a patient experience perspective into the preclinical years at the University of South Florida. Patient shadowing early in training allows a shift in the clinical gaze that pays off in the long game in the development of future physicians. In this innovative course we integrate anthropology into the undergraduate pre-med curriculum:

https://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Abstract/publishahead/Patient_Shadowing__A_Useful_Research_Method,.97528.aspx#pdf-link

Patient Shadowing  A Useful Research Method, Teaching Tool, and Approach to Student Professional Development for Premedical Undergraduates

Wilson, Jason W. MD, MA; Baer, Roberta D. PhD; Villalona, Seiichi MA

Academic Medicine: July 16, 2019 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - p

doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002882

Roberta D. Baer, Professor
Department of Anthropology
University of South Florida
4202 E. Fowler Ave.—SOC 107
Tampa, Fl.  33620-8100
Phone: 813-974-2138
Fax: 813-974-2668
Email: baer@usf.edu