Emotional intelligence in undergraduate medical students: a scoping review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helga V. Toriello ◽  
J. M. Monica Van de Ridder ◽  
Patricia Brewer ◽  
Brian Mavis ◽  
Renoulte Allen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students

scholarly journals Medical students use, attitudes towards, and knowledge of complementary and alternative medicine: A scoping review

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-117
Author(s):  
Sarah Brown ◽  
Justin L C Bilszta
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Attitudes And Knowledge ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Introduction: Use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is popular in the general population and medical practitioners may not be fully equipped in their knowledge of CAM to advise patients appropriately. The aim of this paper was to perform a scoping review of current literature describing undergraduate medical student use, attitudes, and knowledge of CAM as a means of better understanding the educational needs of these students. Methods: A systematic search of Medline, PubMed and the Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) databases with keywords related to “complementary and alternative medicine” and “undergraduate medical students” for relevant articles published until August 2020. Results: Of 131 papers identified, 38 underwent full review. It was found 13-80% of medical students use CAM, and overall have a positive attitude towards CAM therapies. Female medical students and those with religiosity had more positive attitudes towards CAM than their male colleagues and those without a religion. Knowledge of CAM is lacking with approximately only half of students feeling they were knowledgeable about CAM therapies. Popular information resources are the Internet and social media, but students expressed they want more teaching of CAM in the undergraduate medical curriculum. Conclusion: Evidence suggests high usage of CAM amongst undergraduate medical students, and positive attitudes towards CAM therapies; however, knowledge of CAM is poor, and students want more CAM teaching to upskill them in counselling patients interested in CAM therapies. Further areas for research include a better understanding of resources medical students use for their knowledge and how gender and religiosity influence attitudes towards CAM.

scholarly journals The Training of Undergraduate Medical Students in General Medical Practice and Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 555-570
Author(s):  
Langalibalele Honey Mabuza ◽  
Gabriel Gyang Darong ◽  
Sbongile Joyce Makhudu ◽  
Roisin E. Drysdale ◽  
Mosa Moshabela
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Practice ◽  
Scoping Review ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
General Medical Practice ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Pedagogical Approaches

Background: Undergraduate medical students are trained to acquire a general medical practice overview on qualifying. This training forms a foundation for primary health care service or further training towards a specialty of choice. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the scope of published scientific literature on the training of undergraduate medical students in “general medical practice” and “primary health care,” exploring how these two concepts are understood, the pedagogical approaches employed by the trainers, the training platforms and the challenges encountered during the training. Methods: The review followed the five steps recommended by Arksey and O’Malley. Using the specified eligibility criteria, the research team systematically screened titles, abstracts, and full articles. Data were entered into Google Forms spreadsheets, which was followed by inductive data analysis of key themes. Results: 130 articles were eligible for inclusion in the study. Thematic analysis yielded eight themes: definition of “general medical practice” and “PHC”, pedagogical approaches (conventional, PBL, teams and CBME), training platforms (tertiary and rural), medical students’ trainers (faculty, GPs and patients), training content, trainers’ and trainees’ perceptions, and challenges encountered. Conclusion: This scoping review has revealed that general medical practice and primary health care are approaches to holistic patient care taught at undergraduate medical training. Primary health care and general medical training are mainly undertaken in GP practices and rural settings. Competency-based medical education is emerging as an appropriate pedagogical method towards ‘fit-for-purpose’ training. The inclusion of patients as trainers in general medical practice and primary health care is yielding positive results.

Correlates of emotional intelligence: Results from a multi-institutional study among undergraduate medical students

2014 ◽  
Vol 36 (sup1) ◽  
pp. S30-S35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naghma Naeem ◽  
Cees van der Vleuten ◽  
Arno M. M. Muijtjens ◽  
Claudio Violato ◽  
Syed Moin Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students

Emotional Intelligence and Academic Performance Among Egyptian and Saudi Arabian Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shimaa R. Abdelmohsen ◽  
Zenat A. Khired ◽  
Angham Soliman El-Ma'doul ◽  
Ayah M. Barakat ◽  
Zeinab A. Kasemy
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Saudi Arabian ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the domains of emotional intelligence among medical students and ascertain its relationship to academic achievement. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 2340 undergraduate medical students from different Egyptian and Saudi Arabian universities using a semi-structured online abstract including two parts: Socio-demographic data and emotional intelligence questionnaire. Results The study was conducted on 2340 medical students aged (21.5 ± 1.9, range = 17–24 years) from two countries, Saudi Arabia (28.8%) and Egypt (71.2%). Females represented 68.4%. Academic achievement was distributed as excellent 54.1%, very good (28%), good (14.5%) and accepted (3.4%). The total EI score reported that 63.9% of the students had strength while 35.9% needed attention. Managing emotion, motivating oneself and total EI score were significantly higher among Egyptian students in comparison to Saudi Arabia students (P < 0.001). Females showed significantly higher EI scores than males. Egyptian males showed significantly higher EI scores than Saudi Arabian males (P < 0.001). Self-awareness was significantly high in Saudi Arabian females while managing emotions was significantly high among Egyptian females (P < 0.01). Academic achievement showed that EI scores were significantly higher among very good and excellent achievement in comparison to good or accepted achievement except self-awareness which showed that those with accepted achievement had higher self-awareness than those with high achievement. Significant positive correlation was found between EI scores and academic achievement (P < 0.001) Conclusion Emotional intelligence domains relate significantly to academic achievements in medical students. Therefore, this study recommended the necessity of improving the students ‘emotional intelligence in the scientific and community environment with proper interventions strategies through developing program that enhances their academic achievement to play a pivotal role when transforming into business world and recently in academic study.

scholarly journals Emotional Intelligence Assessment in Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tushar Ramesh Bagle ◽  
Pooja Ashok Baviskar ◽  
Anukant K Mital ◽  
Vijay A Vare ◽  
Rohankumar C Hire ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emotional Quotient

Introduction: In 21st century, Physicians has to deal with both technical and emotional component associated with doctor patient relationship, technical aspects are taught but emotional aspects are not taught. Aim: To evaluate Emotional Intelligence (EI) in undergraduate medical students of different academic years. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 undergraduate medical students from medical college and tertiary care hospital for two years from January 2018 to February 2020. Demographic information was collected on separate annexure. EI in the study was assessed using emotional quotient self-assessment checklist devised by Sterrett. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire was tested. Emotional quotient self-assessment checklist consists of 30 statements, five each for the six areas. Each question was based on a 5-point Likert scale scoring from 1 to 5 (virtually never=1 to virtually always=5). Results: Out of 200 students, only 16 (8%) could correctly describe about EI. Out of total, 89 (44.5%) felt EI very important, 92 (46%) students felt important while 185 (92.5%) students desired to learn about EI. The EI score in Ist year MBBS was 103.45±13.73 which increased in IInd year MBBS (108.02±12.2) and had statistically significant increase in IIIrd year (111.74±13.86) and IVth year (115.02±14.79). Empathy and motivation were the EI components that decreased from Ist year MBBS to IVth year. Empathy component negatively correlated with social competency component. Conclusion: Emotional Intelligence (EI) has become a crucial element to be inculcated in a competency based curriculum for all academic years. There is a need of EI training in medical curriculum.

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