Three-phase integrated clinical-pathway and case-based teaching sequence for residency rotations¶

Design · All designs
Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A rotation-level instructional pattern that structures endocrinology residency teaching in "three sequential phases": first, supervised independent study of clinical pathway manuals for common disorders; second, supervised patient care with orders issued according to the pathways; third, twice-weekly instructor lectures and student-led discussion of representative cases of rare or ultra-rare diseases following full admission-to-orders protocols. It combines standardized disease-management procedures with case-based instruction to streamline complex concepts.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Faculty trained in the method who are attending physicians or higher with at least five years of teaching experience
A departmentally developed clinical pathway manual and compiled representative cases

Constraints¶

Developed and tested in a single endocrinology department over a four-week rotation

Target Learners¶

Residents in standardized residency training

Learning Goals¶

Standardized diagnostic and therapeutic procedures for endocrine and metabolic disorders
Comprehensive clinical patient management
Clinical reasoning

Claims¶

Examples¶

-

Key Sources¶

Chen Xiaolin, Huang Yan, Cai Yuli, Chen Qiong. (2026). The integration of clinical pathway and case-based teaching in standardized residency training in the department of endocrinology. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09074-1

Page metadata

Field	Value
`type`	`design`
`id`	`three-phase-clinical-pathway-case-teaching-sequence`
`title`	`Three-phase integrated clinical-pathway and case-based teaching sequence for residency rotations`
`description`	`A rotation-level instructional pattern that structures endocrinology residency teaching in "three sequential phases": first, supervised independent study of clinical pathway manuals for common disorders; second, super...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-05`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `chen-xiaolin-2026`

Frontmatter is the page's machine-readable record — see the Schema & Guide.