I did a site visit of a hybrid physical therapy program wherein neither the faculty nor the students reside in the geographic location of the university / college. I consider this a radical departure from traditional physical therapy instruction because of the significant amount of psychomotor content which was introduced and taught remotely. I found that there were a few such programs prior to the pandemic, but the pandemic has accelerated the development of more programs. This trend is reflected in the following journal articles:
Gagnon, K., Bachman, T., Beuning, B., Koppenhaver, S., Unverzagt, C., Feda, J., Gantt, C., & Young, B. (2022). Doctor of Physical Therapy Education in a Hybrid Learning Environment: A Case Report. Physical therapy, 102(8), pzac074. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzac074
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2. Gagnon, K., Young, B., Bachman, T., Longbottom, T., Severin, R., & Walker, M. J. (2020). Doctor of Physical Therapy Education in a Hybrid Learning Environment: Reimagining the Possibilities and Navigating a "New Normal". Physical therapy, 100(8), 1268–1277. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzaa096
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I decided to create an infographic exploring different strategies on distance teaching of psychomotor skills already being used in the health professions. I used the following sources for the infographic:
Shaker D. (2018). Cognitivism and psychomotor skills in surgical training: from theory to practice. International journal of medical education, 9, 253–254. https://doi.org/10.5116/ijme.5b9a.129b
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2. Khadjooi, K., Rostami, K., & Ishaq, S. (2011). How to use Gagne's model of instructional design in teaching psychomotor skills. Gastroenterology and hepatology from bed to bench, 4(3), 116–119.
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3. Sterling-Fox, C., Smith, J. P., Gariando, O., & Charles, P. (2020). Nursing Skills Video Selfies: An Innovative Teaching and Learning Strategy for Undergraduate Nursing Students to Master Psychomotor Skills. SAGE open nursing, 6, 2377960820934090. https://doi.org/10.1177/2377960820934090
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4. Situ-LaCasse, E., Acuña, J., Huynh, D., Amini, R., Irving, S., Samsel, K., Patanwala, A. E., Biffar, D. E., & Adhikari, S. (2021). Can ultrasound novices develop image acquisition skills after reviewing online ultrasound modules?. BMC medical education, 21(1), 175. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02612-z
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5. Seymour-Walsh, A. E., Weber, A., Bell, A., & Smith, T. (2020). Teaching psychomotor skills online: exploring the implications of novel coronavirus on health professions education. Rural and remote health, 20(4), 6132. https://doi.org/10.22605/RRH6132
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