Biodesign application aiming interdisciplinary modeling of hybrid prototypes, focused on formative evaluation of competences in healthcare
an experience report
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30979/BrazJDentEduc.v25.2413Keywords:
Educational Measurement, Competency-Based Education, Social Skills, Clinical Competence, Human Health ResourcesAbstract
The objective was to prototype new hybrid models for formative evaluation of health competencies, exploring the potential of biodesign. The activities were developed in an inter-unit college discipline called Development of Medical-Hospital Solutions, having biodesign as the conceptual framework. Multidisciplinary teams from Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Brazil were involved, with Health Sciences, Performing Arts, Design and Engineering backgrounds, representing 50 undergraduate students, 3 postgraduate students, 5 faculty members and 3 external faculty members. The students worked in interdisciplinary groups during 28 synchronous virtual meetings, guided by active methodologies. The students identified and validated real needs, developing 6 innovative and applicable prototypes, focused on hybrid learning and evaluation of interpersonal communication, healthcare planning, interprofessional sharing, ethics, decision-making, patient safety and remote simulation of physical examination. The results demonstrated the potential of biodesign for prototyping new evaluation processes, such as building spaces for the application and learning of competencies.
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