The provision of ENT teaching in the undergraduate medical curriculum: a review and recommendations

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
B Patel ◽  
S R Saeed ◽  
S Smith
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Barriers To Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
E Learning

Abstract Objective The existing provision of ENT teaching in the undergraduate curriculum is deemed inadequate by medical students, general practitioners and ENT surgeons alike. This study aims to explore the perceptions of a variety of stakeholders on how undergraduate ENT provision can be optimised. Methods This study involved semi-structured interviews with seven participants (two medical students, two general practitioners, two ENT surgeons and a curriculum developer). Inductive thematic analysis was used to identify key themes that emerged from the interviews. Results The four emergent themes were evaluation of current ENT provision, barriers to learning and teaching, alternate means of delivery of ENT education, and professional identity development. A number of barriers to learning and teaching in the clinical environment were identified including student-related, teacher-related and environmental factors. Conclusion The existing ENT provision should be re-considered to help students achieve a basic level of competence in managing common ENT conditions. This can be achieved by ENT teaching in additional contexts including general practice, e-learning and simulation workshops.

Obstructions for learners in the use of ICT in KSA institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 414-425
Author(s):  
Omran Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Traditional Learning ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Barriers To Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Methods Of Learning

The advancement of digital technology has a great influence on the development of many areas of modern life. Over recent years, e-learning systems have managed to gain a competitive edge over the more traditional methods of learning. The learning and teaching techniques employed by e-learning systems allow more flexibility and provide freedom from the restrictions of time, location, physical presence and other aspects of traditional learning. Nevertheless, e-learning does have its own drawbacks, and research into the barriers to learning will assist in overcoming some of the problems associated with e-learning success. This study attempts to determine the obstacles that can influence the success of ICT within institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This qualitative research examined the obstacles of the use of ICT in the education process from learner’s perspectives and the potential solutions that can help to reduce these obstacles. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven e-learning students from one Saudi University. Purposive sample techniques were used with participants, and the results revealed that there were many barriers that hindered learners from benefitting from the use of ICT in education. These obstacles included lack of technical support, technical issues, lack of English language, lack of design e-course materials, and lack of motivation. In addition, a number of solutions were considered in this study.

scholarly journals P26: EVALUATING AND DEVELOPING A TEACHING TOOL ON FAECAL INCONTINENCE IN THE UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL CURRICULUM

2021 ◽  
Vol 108 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
CH Li ◽  
J Parker ◽  
N Reeve ◽  
J Cornish
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Faecal Incontinence ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Bowel Dysfunction ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
E Learning

Abstract Introduction To evaluate the medical school undergraduate curriculum on faecal incontinence (FI) and develop an educational tool to improve the teaching on the subject. Method Qualitative analysis of literature research and data collected from medical students via emails, questionnaires and focused group discussions. Result FI has not been implanted into the undergraduate curriculum 12,13 and there are variations in teaching on the topic in different medical schools. n= 111 medical students at Cardiff University responded to the survey. FI was reported to be overlooked compared to other types of bowel dysfunction. 38 students reported to have teaching on bowel incontinence, whereas 64 and 74 students had teaching on diarrhoea and constipation respectively. 77% of medical students would like more teaching on bowel incontinence. 9 students participated in a focused group discussion. An interactive e-learning module from Xerte was created based on the students' suggestions and were trialed by a separate cohort of students (n=20). All 20 students showed significant improvement of students' confidence in faecal incontinence (p <= 2.132e∧-6) after completing the e-learning module. Conclusion We recommend introducing the educational resource into the undergraduate curriculum of Cardiff University medical school, especially targeting the clinical year, a clear guidance for FI should be published by the relevant postgraduate healthcare faculties and consider assessing at which stage of the postgraduate training should FI be taught. Take-home message Baseline knowledge of FI is poor. Lack of content in medical school curriculum and E learning modules potentially useful adjuncts.

scholarly journals Usability testing of an e-learning resource designed to improve medical students’ physical activity prescription skills: a qualitative think-aloud study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. e042983
Author(s):  
Helen Carter-Roberts ◽  
Richard Antbring ◽  
Manuela Angioi ◽  
Gemma Pugh
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Think Aloud ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Learning Resource ◽  
Physical Activity Counselling ◽  
Exercise Medicine ◽  
Activity Promotion ◽  
E Learning

ObjectiveAn e-learning resource (MEdic GAming, MEGA) was developed based on the contents of the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Medicine exercise prescription booklet. This study aimed to (i) explore medical students’ perspectives of physical activity promotion and e-learning and (ii) investigate medical students’ response to the design, content and usability of the MEGA e-learning resource.DesignQualitative think-aloud interview study.SettingA London medical school.Participants19 undergraduate medical students were interviewed using the think-aloud method while using the e-learning resource concurrently.ResultsIn general, medical students felt current education on physical activity is inadequate and held a strong desire for more teaching on exercise medicine. Students believed the MEGA e-learning resource addressed a gap in their knowledge on physical activity but noted e-learning should not replace face-to-face teaching and suggested physical activity education would be best delivered through a blended learning approach. Students felt such an approach would allow better opportunity to practice physical activity counselling skills with patients while on clinical placement. Students’ motivation to engage with the MEGA e-learning resource was positively impacted by aesthetically appealing design and interactive gamification elements such as self-assessment quizzes and visual progress tracking.ConclusionMedical students value the role of physical activity in health but are disappointed by the lack of teaching within the current medical curriculum. E-learning resources, such as MEGA, which contain interactive features are a viable means to integrate physical activity into the undergraduate curriculum but should be supplemented by the opportunity to practice physical activity counselling in-person.

scholarly journals Medical students utilization of e-learning re-sources; is it an informal curriculum?

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Maria Yaseen ◽  
Misbah Bano ◽  
Masood Jawaid
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Online Resources ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Formal Curriculum ◽  
Informal Curriculum ◽  
E Learning ◽  
21St Century Learners

Background: E-learning refers to the use of Internet technologies to deliver a broad range of solutions that enhance knowledge and per-formance of learners. This mode of learning can be used by institutions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of educational inter-ventions in the face of the social, scientific, and pedagogical challenges. Worldwide, it has gained popularity in the past few decades; however, its use is highly variable among the medical schools of Pakistan. Currently, a very few number of institutions have adopted it officially in their curriculum. Despite this, many students use different E Learning resources to enhance their learning.Objective: To find out about the online resources utilized by the medical students in addition to their traditional medical curriculum to enhance their learning.Method: In this cross-sectional study, 300 participants from Dow Medical College and Jinnah Sindh Medical Universities were included after taking informed consent. A self-administered questionnaire which consists of demographic information, years of study and online resources with their usage details by the students for different subjects of basic and clinical sciences were documented.Results: Almost all the students reported to use some form of eLearning to enhance their medical understanding. The most frequently used electronic resources were Google images (61.7%) and Wikipedia (50.3%). Mostly, the students used YouTube (25.7%) for animations; Kaplan (27%) and Dr. Najeeb (15.6%) for video lectures. However, Audio lecture by Goljan (17.7%) was the only resource for podcast learning. Among discussion forums, Facebook groups (16.3%) were most popular and among static websites, Medscape (4.3%), PubMed (2.5%), WebMD (1.3%) were the most commonly used ones.Conclusion: All of the medical students used some form of eLearning in medical education in addition to their formal curriculum. This way of learning should be further implemented in the form of formal curriculum as e-learning modules for basic and clinical sciences to make learning easier, engaging and innovative for the 21st century learners.

Psychiatry in the Medical Curriculum

1985 ◽  
Vol 30 (8) ◽  
pp. 586-592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip G. Ney ◽  
Lynda S. Jones
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioner ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical School ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
School Education ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Medical School Education ◽  
Remarkable Agreement

When medical students of three universities, house surgeons, general practitioners, psychiatrists, and surgeons were asked in what order would they rank the importance of various subjects in the medical school education of a general practitioner, there is remarkable agreement regarding the first three. In all, 1402 respondents rank medicine, then pediatrics, then psychiatry as most important. There are differences which reflect cultural and curriculum diversity among the student groups. The majority of respondents believe psychiatry should occupy 11% or more of the curriculum.

scholarly journals Interrogating patient-centredness in undergraduate medical education using an integrated behaviour model

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Elize Archer ◽  
E M Bitzer ◽  
B B Van Heerden
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Curriculum ◽  
Assessment Of Learning ◽  
Attitudinal Factors ◽  
Patient Centredness

Background: Patient-centredness, an approach that puts the patient at the centre of the consultation, thus focusing on patients instead of on his/her diseases, has been identified by most medical schools as a desired core competence of their graduates. Despite some curriculum initiatives, medical students often display a lack of patient-centredness upon graduation. This bears reason for concern and it was thus deemed important to explore possible factors that influence the teaching and learning of patient-centredness in an undergraduate medical curriculum. The article suggests a framework that can assist programme developers to conceptualise the teaching and learning of patient-centredness across an undergraduate curriculum. Methods: A qualitative exploratory case study design was used for the study with final-year medical students. Themes of meaning were deduced from the data by employing components of an Integrated Behavior Model (IBM) of Fishbein. Results: The findings of the study revealed that seven factors play a role: background characteristics of students, attitudinal factors, subjective norms (the hidden curriculum), student self-efficacy, acquired skills and knowledge, the environment or context within which patient-centredness is taught and learnt, as well as assessment of learning. Conclusions: Patient-centredness is a complex construct and authors often write about only one of its components. This paper attempts to consider the total undergraduate medical curriculum students are exposed to when they learn about being patient-centred. The teaching and learning of such a multidimensional construct require a comprehensive approach in order to be effective and the IBM seems to be a useful and applicable theoretical model to apply. (Full text of the research articles are available online at www.medpharm.tandfonline.com/ojfp) S Afr Fam Pract 2017; DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2017.1386869

scholarly journals Perceptions of First-Year Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds on E-Learning at a South African University of Technology

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serathi Molokwane ◽  
Luther-King Zogli
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
South African ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
First Year ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
School Career ◽  
E Learning

The introduction of innovative e-learning and teaching methods at universities of technologies necessitates the examining of students’ perceptions of these methods in the promotion of student success. In South Africa, the majority of first-year students are not exposed to technology-aided learning methodology during their high school career, especially those from disadvantaged demographics. The purpose of the study is to examine student perceptions regarding their experience of e-learning at a South African university of technology with specific reference to the success of first-year students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Using qualitative research methods through semi-structured interviews, the researchers discovered that first-year students from disadvantaged backgrounds are experiencing challenges in terms of access to resources such as computers, laptops and reliable internet connection. Furthermore, inadequate training on the use of online resources and unsatisfactory performance during online assessment were discovered and these are heightened by the Covid-19 pandemic. First-year students from disadvantaged backgrounds are exposed to a variety of barriers that have an adverse impact on their success. The study recommends that higher education institutes provide the necessary resources to facilitate seamless assimilation of first-year students into the new environment.

scholarly journals Konsensus Dokter Umum Mengenai Materi Inti Anatomi Sistem Reproduksi Wanita Untuk Mahasiswa Kedokteran

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
INTAN PRATIWI ◽  
YUNIA HASTAMI ◽  
NANANG WIYONO ◽  
SITI MUNAWAROH
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Reproductive System ◽  
Delphi Method ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Core Material ◽  
Female Reproductive System ◽  
Additional Material ◽  
Delphi Round ◽  
The Subject

<p><strong><em>Introduction</em></strong><strong><em>:</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><em>The anatomy of the female reproductive system is one of the basic sciences of medical clinical practice needed by general practitioners. Until now there has been no standardization regarding anatomical material of the female reproductive system that medical students need to know. Meanwhile, the medical curriculum has undergone many changes that have impacted on reduced learning time resulting in a reduction in anatomical material given to students. This causes the different emphasis on anatomical material given to be different for each medical institution. This study aims to compile the subject matter of the anatomy of the female reproductive system in order to facilitate anatomical learning for medical students.</em><em> </em></p><p><strong><em>Methods</em></strong><strong><em>:</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><em>This research is a qualitative research with Delphi method two rounds. </em><em>The s</em><em>ubjects were general practitioners </em><em>from 9 institutions </em><em>in Indonesia selected through purposive sampling as many as 20 people. The initial Delphi questionnaire was compiled based on three anatomical textbooks, one anatomic terminology, and one study on the anatomical core material. Delphi round I panel is asked to choose material that are important and can add material if it doesn't already exist. Delphi round II panel was asked to rank 1-4 in each material. Researchers set a consensus level of 53%</em><em>.</em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>Result</em></strong><strong><em>s: </em></strong><em>The results of Delphi round I obtained 176 materials from a total of 178 materials and no additional material was obtained. Delphi round II obtained 84 (47.72%) core anatomical materials from 176 material.</em><em></em></p><p><strong><em>Conclusion</em></strong><strong><em>: </em></strong><em>General practitioners consensus of core materials of female reproductive system anatomy is 84 materials.</em><em></em></p>

scholarly journals Improving Medical Student’s Knowledge and Understanding of Fecal Incontinence

Surgeries ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
ChunHei Li ◽  
Jody Parker ◽  
Nicola Reeves ◽  
Julie Cornish
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Fecal Incontinence ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Improve Patient Care ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Learning Module ◽  
Knowledge Requirements ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Knowledge of fecal incontinence (FI) in medical professionals is poor. Undergraduate education is limited despite its relevance to many specialties. Our aim was to review undergraduate curriculum requirements for FI across the UK and evaluate the impact of a teaching tool on medical student knowledge. Methods. Governing bodies and medical school curricula were identified and searched for FI knowledge requirements. A questionnaire was developed to assess undergraduate exposure to FI teaching. This information was consolidated with a discussion group involving medical students and used to develop an e-learning module. Intervention was performed by trialing the module in a group of medical students and evaluated with feedback. Results. There is a considerable absence of undergraduate learning requirements for FI. Only 19% of medical students had received teaching on the subject despite there being a demand for more coverage (43%). A group discussion guided the development of an e-learning module. Introduction of this significantly improved medical students understanding in all aspects of diagnosis and management of FI. Conclusions. There is a shortfall in the undergraduate curriculum requirements for this common and debilitating problem. An e-learning module can enhance knowledge and understanding in medical students to improve patient care and management.

scholarly journals Understanding Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward Learning eHealth: Questionnaire Study (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kjeld Vossen ◽  
Jan-Joost Rethans ◽  
Sander M J van Kuijk ◽  
Cees P van der Vleuten ◽  
Pieter L Kubben
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
Students Attitudes

BACKGROUND Several publications on research into eHealth demonstrate promising results. Prior researchers indicated that the current generation of doctors is not trained to take advantage of eHealth in clinical practice. Therefore, training and education for everyone using eHealth are key factors to its successful implementation. We set out to review whether medical students feel prepared to take advantage of eHealth innovations in medicine. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to evaluate whether medical students desire a dedicated eHealth curriculum during their medical studies. METHODS A questionnaire assessing current education, the need for education about eHealth topics, and the didactical forms for teaching these topics was developed. Questionnaire items were scored on a scale from 1 (fully disagree with a topic) to 10 (fully agree with a topic). This questionnaire was distributed among 1468 medical students of Maastricht University in the Netherlands. R version 3.5.0 (The R Foundation) was used for all statistical procedures. RESULTS A total of 303 students out of 1468, representing a response rate of 20.64%, replied to our questionnaire. The aggregate statement “I feel prepared to take advantage of the technological developments within the medical field” was scored at a mean value of 4.8 out of 10. Mean scores regarding the need for education about eHealth topics ranged from 6.4 to 7.3. Medical students did not favor creating their own health apps or mobile apps; the mean score was 4.9 for this topic. The most popular didactical option, with a mean score 7.2, was to remotely follow a real-life patient under the supervision of a doctor. CONCLUSIONS To the best of our knowledge, this is the largest evaluation of students’ opinions on eHealth training in a medical undergraduate curriculum. We found that medical students have positives attitudes toward incorporating eHealth into the medical curriculum.

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