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dc.contributor.authorBenjamin, Sheldon
dc.contributor.authorKaplan, Edith
dc.contributor.authorLauterbach, Margo D.
dc.contributor.authorEisenstock, Jordan
dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorAli, Nabil D.
dc.contributor.authorSullivan, John F.
dc.contributor.authorButala, Ankur A.
dc.date2022-08-11T08:10:28.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T17:10:00Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T17:10:00Z
dc.date.issued2009-02-20
dc.date.submitted2011-04-15
dc.identifier.citationBenjamin S, Kaplan E, Lauterbach MD, Eisenstock J, Schneider D, Ali ND, Sullivan JF, Butala AA, The Draw-A-Clock Contest: A Strategy for Improving Cognitive Status Assessment by Trainees, American Neuropsychiatric Association (poster), American Neuropsychiatric<sup> </sup>Association, February 2009.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/45949
dc.description.abstractBackground: Historically, psychiatrists have been less inclined than neurologists to utilize pencil and paper tasks during bedside cognitive assessments. Objective: The Draw-AClock Contest was established in 1986 at the University of Massachusetts to promote use of cognitive assessment tasks by psychiatry residents. Methods: Used in neuropsychological assessments since the 1930’s, clock tasks have been popular screening tools for executive function, praxis, visuospatial and constructive ability, often as part of dementia screening. Given its broad utility as a screening tool and the ease and speed of its administration, the Draw-A-Clock task (with hands set to 11:10 and no circle provided) was selected for use by UMass psychiatry residents, with further bedside assessment encouraged to explore any detected deficits. To encourage participation and foster clinical inquiry, residents are asked to submit clinically interesting de-identified patient clocks. For 21 years, clock contest entries have been collected each spring, with basic demographic, diagnostic, and process notes. Resident names are encoded, and entries are judged by a neuropsychiatrist (SB) and a neuropsychologist (EK). A “clock trophy” and detailed analysis of the submission is presented to the winner at the annual graduation banquet. Results: As a result of this contest, mental status examinations by trainees have become more comprehensive and an atmosphere of neuropsychiatric inquiry has been maintained. Faculty members have also incorporated this task into their mental status assessments, thus establishing a culture of cognitive inquiry and an academic tradition. Examples of winning clocks and common findings will be presented. Published abstract: Sullivan J, Benjamin S, Case Report: CADASIL with Cysteine-Sparing Notch-3 Mutation, American Neuropsychiatric Association, abstract, Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 21(2):221, 2009. DOI 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21.2.221.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectEducation, Medical
dc.subjectNeuropsychiatry
dc.subjectNeurology
dc.subjectClinical Competence
dc.subjectCompetency-Based Education
dc.subjectInternship and Residency
dc.subjectNeuropsychological Tests
dc.subjectPsychiatry
dc.titleThe Draw-A-Clock Contest: A Strategy for Improving Cognitive Status Assessment by Trainees
dc.typePoster
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1478&amp;context=psych_pp&amp;unstamped=1
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/psych_pp/475
dc.identifier.contextkey1942984
refterms.dateFOA2022-08-23T17:10:00Z
html.description.abstract<p>Background: Historically, psychiatrists have been less inclined than neurologists to utilize pencil and paper tasks during bedside cognitive assessments. Objective: The Draw-AClock Contest was established in 1986 at the University of Massachusetts to promote use of cognitive assessment tasks by psychiatry residents. Methods: Used in neuropsychological assessments since the 1930’s, clock tasks have been popular screening tools for executive function, praxis, visuospatial and constructive ability, often as part of dementia screening. Given its broad utility as a screening tool and the ease and speed of its administration, the Draw-A-Clock task (with hands set to 11:10 and no circle provided) was selected for use by UMass psychiatry residents, with further bedside assessment encouraged to explore any detected deficits. To encourage participation and foster clinical inquiry, residents are asked to submit clinically interesting de-identified patient clocks. For 21 years, clock contest entries have been collected each spring, with basic demographic, diagnostic, and process notes. Resident names are encoded, and entries are judged by a neuropsychiatrist (SB) and a neuropsychologist (EK). A “clock trophy” and detailed analysis of the submission is presented to the winner at the annual graduation banquet. Results: As a result of this contest, mental status examinations by trainees have become more comprehensive and an atmosphere of neuropsychiatric inquiry has been maintained. Faculty members have also incorporated this task into their mental status assessments, thus establishing a culture of cognitive inquiry and an academic tradition. Examples of winning clocks and common findings will be presented. Published abstract: Sullivan J, Benjamin S, Case Report: CADASIL with Cysteine-Sparing Notch-3 Mutation, American Neuropsychiatric Association, abstract, Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience 21(2):221, 2009. DOI 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.21.2.221.</p>
dc.identifier.submissionpathpsych_pp/475
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Psychiatry


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