scholarly journals Factors affecting consultant attitudes to undertaking undergraduate medical student teaching in the UK: a systematic review

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e042653
Author(s):  
Isobel Marion Harris ◽  
Heather McNeilly ◽  
Hani Benamer ◽  
Derek J Ward ◽  
Alice J Sitch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Teaching ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Systematic Review Methodology ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Persistent Problem ◽  
Medical Student Teaching ◽  
The Uk

ObjectiveThis systematic review aimed to explore consultant attitudes towards teaching undergraduate medical students in the UK.DesignSystematic review.MethodologyStandard systematic review methodology was followed. MEDLINE, EMBASE and OpenGrey were searched from inception to August 2019 to identify studies exploring senior doctors’ attitudes towards teaching undergraduate medical students. Two reviewers independently carried out key methodological steps including study screening/selection, quality assessment and data extraction. A narrative synthesis was undertaken.ResultsFive studies were included in the review dating 2003–2015. Two studies used questionnaires, and three used focus groups/semistructured interviews. Key findings identified across all studies were consultants generally found teaching undergraduate medical students enjoyable, and consultants identified time constraints as a barrier to teaching. Other findings were consultants feeling there was a lack of recognition for time spent teaching, and a lack of training/guidance regarding teaching students.ConclusionsThis is the first systematic review to explore senior hospital doctors’ attitudes towards teaching undergraduate medical students. Despite these five studies spanning 12 years, the same attitudes and issues regarding teaching are identified by all, suggesting lack of time particularly is a persistent problem regarding consultant-based teaching. An anecdotal impression is that consultants are no longer as enthusiastic about teaching as they once were, but it is evident over the 12 years of these studies that enjoyment levels, and presumably enthusiasm, have not changed significantly.

scholarly journals Systematic review of the factors affecting cat and dog owner compliance with pharmaceutical treatment recommendations

2018 ◽  
Vol 184 (5) ◽  
pp. 154-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn Jennifer Wareham ◽  
Marnie Louise Brennan ◽  
Rachel S Dean
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Treatment Recommendations ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Dosing Regimen ◽  
Pharmaceutical Treatment ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Factors Affecting

The aim of this systematic review is to describe and assess the quality of the existing evidence base concerning factors that influence the compliance of cat and dog owners to pharmaceutical and specifically polypharmacy treatment recommendations. PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Google were searched to identify relevant literature and search results were filtered according to predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Standardised data extraction and critical appraisal were carried out on each included study, and a Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine level of evidence grading was applied. Of the 8589 studies, eight studies were included in the review. Majority (five of eight) of the included studies were examining compliance with short-term antimicrobial therapies and none examined polypharmacy. Multiple definitions of compliance, methods of measurement and different factors potentially affecting compliance were used. Factors reported to have affected compliance in at least one study were dosing regimen, discussion of dosing regimen in light of owners’ circumstances, consultation time, disease, month of consultation/treatment, physical risk, social risk and method of administration. The evidence available regarding factors affecting client compliance with pharmaceutical treatment recommendations in cats and dogs is scarce and of poor quality.

scholarly journals Parental Factors Affecting the Incidence of Infantile Colic: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-114
Author(s):  
Mahbobeh Firooz ◽  
◽  
Fereshteh Eidy ◽  
Zohreh Abbasi ◽  
Seyed Javad Hosseini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Observational Studies ◽  
Data Extraction ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Physical Factors ◽  
Infantile Colic ◽  
Parental Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting

Context: Infantile Colic (IC) is an essential problem in infancy that is influenced by factors related to infants and parents. The parental factors associated with colic have not been comprehensively assessed. Objectives: The present systematic review was conducted to investigate the parental factors affecting the incidence of IC. Data Sources: Databases, including PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Science Direct, Google scholar, as well as Scientific Information Database (SID), and Magiran (Iranian websites) were searched to identify all eligible papers concerning parental factors affecting infantile CI. The registration number of this study was CRD42020163518 in the PROSPERO database. Study Selection: A total of 423 relevant articles published up to the end of December 2019 were assessed. The selected articles were screened based on duplicated, eligibility criteria, and quality appraisal. The main inclusion criteria were observational studies and articles in Persian and English languages. Data Extraction: The Mesh keywords and Boolean operators included (“risk factors” OR “causality”) AND (“parents” OR “fathers” OR “mothers”) AND (“infant”) AND (“colic”). Consequently, 18 papers were thoroughly studied and the related data were extracted. Two researchers independently performed the data extraction and quality assessment based on the STROBE checklist from the observational studies. The information of selected studies was recorded in a table, i.e. consisted of authors’ names, purpose, design, population, and main results. Results: Final articles consisted of 10 prospective, 6 cross-sectional, and 2 case-control studies. Eventually, the effective factors were placed in 6 categories, as follows: psychological factors, physical factors, taking medications, perinatal factors, family’s socioeconomic status, and maternal diet. The most important characteristics predisposing to IC were parental depression, anxiety, smoking, maternal history of migraine, young age, primiparity, low family support, high socioeconomic status, high-risk pregnancies, and delivery, taking antibiotics, as well as the consumption of celery, onions, and bananas. Conclusions: Various parental factors affect the incidence of colic. Identifying these risk factors and accurate planning can be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of IC.

The Effectiveness of Social Media Use as a Supplement Media of Clinical Skills Lab Learning for Undergraduate Medical Students in Low- and Middle-Income Countries during COVID-19 (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahira Noor Fathiyya ◽  
Muhammad Reza Utama ◽  
Yelvi Levani ◽  
Yuli Wahyu Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Learning Method ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Skills Lab

BACKGROUND Before COVID-19, it was recommended that medical education be conducted using the blended learning method in order to achieve an effective learning experience. However, it seems that distance learning is currently the best alternative to the previous learning method. Clinical skills lab activities, which are one of the learning methods in medical education, must adapt because they cannot be administered in-person. Social media has been proven giving a potential to supplement formal medical education for undergraduate student. OBJECTIVE This systematic review aims to examine the effectiveness of media social use as a supplement for clinical skills lab learning on undergraduate medical students in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We designed a protocol for creating a systematic review on the effectiveness of social media as a supplement media in clinical skills lab learning for undergraduate medical students in LMIC during COVID-19. We will be extracting information from appropriate sources online obtained from journal websites’ databases guided by the PRISMA-S checklist in accordance with the research problem. The included sources include randomized controlled trials, systematic review, and meta-analysis published between 2020-2021. RESULTS This manuscript is still a protocol and has not been implemented. CONCLUSIONS In this systematic review, we will discuss the effectiveness of social media as a clinical skills lab learning for undergraduate medical students in LMIC during the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Implementing Wilderness Medicine Training for Undergraduate Medical Students in the UK

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-70
Author(s):  
Jonathan Schulz ◽  
Jake Warrington ◽  
Conal Maguire ◽  
Thomas Georgi ◽  
Russell Hearn
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals The NHS reforms: good, bad or neutral? Medical students debate at the College

2012 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-89
Author(s):  
Fiona McClenaghan ◽  
Finn Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Positive Change ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
The Future ◽  
Surgical Career ◽  
The Uk

The Professor Harold Ellis Medical Student Prize for Surgery, held at the close of 2011, threw open to debate the question of whether the reforms currently under way in the NHS are 'good, bad or neutral'. Sixteen undergraduate medical students with hopes of a surgical career were invited to the College from medical schools all across the UK to present their case either for or against Andrew Lansley's proposed reforms. After giving a five-minute presentation to fellow students, participants were questioned by fellows of the College and Professor Ellis himself. The conclusions reached represented a complete range of opinion from great anticipation of positive change to great concern over the future of the NHS. Both authors were highly commended for their presentations and here we aim briefly to set out our differing opinions on the reforms of the NHS.

scholarly journals Can Medical Students Evaluate Medical Websites?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Teresa Loda ◽  
Ken Masters ◽  
Stephan Zipfel ◽  
Anne Herrmann-Werner
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Information ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Teaching Intervention ◽  
Website Evaluation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Keywords Internet ◽  
Need To Evaluate

Objectives: Medical students and practitioners need to evaluate medical information found on the Internet. Most current medical students are familiar with the Internet, but their ability to evaluate material may require additional skills. We aimed to discover the extent to which medical students can evaluate medical websites, criteria used, factors affecting their abilities, and whether a teaching intervention could rectify problems. Methods: A class of 181 undergraduate medical students evaluated an unreliable medically-related website, received a teaching intervention on web site evaluation criteria, and re-evaluated the same site. Results: A total of 149 (82.3%) students participated.  Students spent a mean of 4.69 hours per day on the Internet; there were no significant correlations between demographic indicators and Internet time. On Likert Scales of 1-10, students’ scores ranged from 5-6, with no significant differences between the pre- and post- evaluations, except increased polarisation away from the mean.  Qualitative comments indicated an awareness of relevant criteria, but an overall inability to critically apply them. Conclusion: The results indicate that one cannot make a blanket statement about medical students’ ability to evaluate medical websites, in spite of technological familiarity.  The indications are that website evaluation should be viewed primarily from the information perspective, and that critical thinking ability may play a major role. Because of these overriding factors, short interventions are unlikely to have an impact, and other educational strategies should be developed.  These are necessary to ensure that medical students can function independently as life-long learners and medical professionals. Keywords: Internet; Students, Medical; Oman.

scholarly journals Clinical Educator-Facilitated Schwartz Centre Rounds in Second-Year Medical Students: “A Facilitated Whinge”?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Smith ◽  
Molly Stewart ◽  
Emily Foggin ◽  
Stuart Matthews ◽  
Joanne Harris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Exposure ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Clinical Educator ◽  
Clinical Educators ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Background Medical students are increasingly being exposed to the clinic at early stages in their education, with the benefits becoming widely realised. This early exposure to such a highly pressurized environment can result in increased levels of stress and emotional unrest. Schwartz Center Rounds, reflective forums primed to aid social and emotional issues healthcare professionals’ experience, are now a relatively common and effective means to combat these effects in hospitals in the UK and USA. Recent studies show that the Schwartz Center Round format may also provide positive benefits for medical students. It has been suggested that students may be able to develop good coping strategies from discussions with “real” professionals.Methods This study investigated whether the guidance of Schwartz Center Rounds in year 2 of an MBChB by junior doctors enriches students’ appreciation and benefits of the Schwartz Center Round.Results The results reinforce the concept that Schwartz Center Rounds are an effective way of fostering empathy and understanding towards both patients and colleagues. Moreover, the facilitation of the Round by Clinical Educators, who also act as an imperfect role model, provides a pertinence to the exercise. The results show that early-year undergraduate medical students generally engage positively with SRs and demonstrate an ability to empathise with each other and share feelings regarding early clinical exposure without inhibition. However, correlation analyses suggest that engagement with the Schwartz Center Round is fundamental to gaining an understanding of its purpose and concurrently gain the most awareness of the emotional needs of themselves, their colleagues and patients.Conclusion Schwartz Center Rounds are an effective way of fostering empathy and understanding towards patients and colleagues in the healthcare environment. There is some evidence that the inclusion of Clinical Educators made the Round feel more pertinent to the students with the junior doctors’ clinical experiences being described as a useful addition to the discussion. Moreover, the students that benefitted most from the Round were the ones who engaged with and understood the process best and therefore it is important to help students realise that Schwartz Rounds are not merely a “facilitated whinge”.

scholarly journals The Evolving Research of Customer Adoption of Digital Payment: Learning from Content and Statistical Analysis of the Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Alaa Mahdi Sahi ◽  
Haliyana Khalid ◽  
Alhamzah F. Abbas ◽  
Saleh F. A. Khatib
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Electronic Payment ◽  
Systematic Review Methodology ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Digital Payments

The global spread and use of the internet and mobile phones has contributed to the development of digital payments. Despite its growth potential, until now there is a lack of research providing a comprehensive synthesis and analysis of factors affecting the use, adoption, and acceptance of digital payment methods. This study aims to address this gap by providing a comprehensive review of the related literature retrieved from Scopus and Web of Science databases. Following a systematic method, a final sample of 193 research articles was identified and analysed. The results highlight that a single theory has failed to comprehensively explain the complex nature of electronic payment adoption. The key limitation of the existing theories is their inability to consider the role of social and cultural facets in the adoption of new technology. While literature reviews are a widespread practice in business studies, there are scant reviews that use the systematic review methodology that aggregates knowledge using clearly defined processes and criteria. This is the first systematic review on electronic payment adoption, which structures the existing knowledge and provides directions for future research.

scholarly journals Factors influencing Research Engagement among Medical students in the United Kingdom (REMED-UK): protocol for a prospective, observational, national, multi-centre questionnaire - study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temidayo Osunronbi ◽  
William Adeboye ◽  
David Faluyi ◽  
Jasmine Sofela ◽  
Agbolahan Sofela
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Multi Centre Study ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Research Opportunities ◽  
Research Engagement ◽  
Grant Applications ◽  
The Uk

Abstract Introduction: There has been a decline in the number of academic clinicians in the UK. Also, there is sex and ethnic inequalities in research opportunities amongst UK clinicians. The decision to get involved in research as a clinician is usually made as a medical student. Hence, this study aims to investigate the factors affecting UK medical students’ involvement in research, and to understand their perceptions of research, motivation for and the barriers to their engagement in research.Methods: This study is a prospective, observational, national, multi-centre study that will utilise an online questionnaire using the QualtricsTM survey tool. Medical students that are at least 18 years old and enrolled in a UK medical school in the 2020/21 academic year are eligible to partake in this study. The following data will be collected: demographic, research experience, research perception, research self-efficacy, motivation, and barriers to engaging in research. The outcome measures are: number of research projects, publications, presentations, and successful grant applications.Conclusion: This study will produce evidence-based reports that will guide UK medical schools and relevant organisations in developing resources and programmes that will increase the number of future academic clinicians and resolve inequalities in research opportunities and engagement amongst future clinicians.

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