Sodapop:A Metacognitive Mnemonic Framework To Teach Antimicrobial Selection
JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICAL EDUCATION(2021)
Abstract
Mnemonics are used widely throughout medical education to help manage large amounts of information and to promote a systematic approach to complex problems. SODAPOP is a metacognitive mnemonic that offers learners a framework for veterinary clinical decision making to support optimal antimicrobial selection. SODAPOP has students consider the source and organism before they decide to treat; then they consider the antimicrobials to which the organism is susceptible with regard to contraindications in the patient; and, ultimately, the options are weighed and a plan is formulated.A preliminary study showed that students' perception of SODAPOP was favorable and that exposure to SODAPOP improved student confidence levels. Further research is needed to determine whether SODAPOP improves students' optimal antimicrobial selection. SODAPOP could be a potentially helpful teaching tool because it can be mapped to the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges competency-based veterinary education framework under subcompetencies 1.3 and 4.2.A mnemonic such as SODAPOP could be integrated throughout the veterinary curriculum both in basic science courses (microbiology) and with real cases during clinical rotations.
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microbiology, pharmacology, clinical science
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