scholarly journals VIRTUAL REALITY MEDICAL EDUCATION PROJECT ENHANCES EMPATHY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S298-S299
Author(s):  
Marilyn R Gugliucci
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
New England ◽  
Macular Degeneration ◽  
Hand Tracking ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Adult Health

Abstract Introduction: It is particularly important that innovative learning modalities are utilized to augment medical students’ learning about empathy in relation to older adult health care. As the older population increases and lives longer, their health care utilization is predicted to increase dramatically. Methods: 1st year osteopathic medical students (N=174) at the University of New England were required to complete the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) New England Region (NER) grant funded Embodied Labs’ “We Are Alfred” Virtual Reality (VR) module (15 min) and a pre/post-test. The students assumed the role of Alfred, a 74 y/o African American male with macular degeneration and hearing loss. “We Are Alfred” utilizes a virtual reality headset, headphones, and a hand-tracking device to immerse students into Alfred’s experiences as a patient. Descriptive statistics and t-tests were applied for data analyses. Results: Learning was broad and significant: 94% reported increased empathy; 92% reported increased learning about macular degeneration; and 90% reported increased learning about hearing loss. Qualitative data collected from the pre-tests and post-tests supported learning on empathy with 4 associated themes (Personal Experiences, Perceptions of Older Adults, Thoughts about Health, Descriptors of Aging).. Conclusion: Virtual reality was deemed a successful medical education learning tool for these medical students. Utilizing this technology to create an immersive case study taught these medical students about the aging experience from the first-person patient perspective.

scholarly journals Self-Assessment of Problem Solving Disposition in Medical Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Silvia Lizett Olivares-Olivares ◽  
Mildred Vanessa López-Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Competency Based Education ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
Future Demands ◽  
Disposition Model

Medical schools are committed to both students and society to develop capabilities required to succeed in health care environments. Present diagnosis and treatment methods become obsolete faster, demanding that medical schools incorporate competency-based education to keep pace with future demands. This study was conducted to assess the problem solving disposition of medical students. A three-subcategory model of the skill is proposed. The instrument was validated on content by a group of 17 experts in medical education and applied to 135 registered students on the sixth year of the M.D. Physician Surgeon program at a private medical school. Cronbach’s alpha indicated an internal consistency of 0.751. The findings suggest that selected items have both homogeneity and validity. The factor analysis resulted in components that were associated with three problem-solving subcategories. The students’ perceptions are higher in the pattern recognition and application of general strategies for problem solving subcategories of the Problem solving disposition model.

Videoconferencing for Continuing Medical Education: From Pilot Project to Sustained Programme

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 131-137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Allen ◽  
Joan Sargeant ◽  
Eileen MacDougall ◽  
Michelle Proctor-Simms
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Technical Support ◽  
Faculty Support

Videoconferencing has been used to provide distance education for medical students, physicians and other health-care professionals, such as nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists. The Dalhousie University Office of Continuing Medical Education (CME) has used videoconferencing for CME since a pilot project with four sites in 1995–6. Since that pilot project, videoconferencing activity has steadily increased; in the year 1999–2000, a total of 64 videoconferences were provided for 1059 learners in 37 sites. Videoconferencing has been well accepted by faculty staff and by learners, as it enables them to provide and receive CME without travelling long distances. The key components of the development of the videoconferencing programme include planning, scheduling, faculty support, technical support and evaluation. Evaluation enables the effect of videoconferencing on other CME activities, and costs, to be measured.

scholarly journals Chronic Physical Effects and Health Care Utilization in Long-Term Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor Survivors: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (25) ◽  
pp. 4142-4149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Matei ◽  
Anna M. Miller ◽  
Patrick Monahan ◽  
David Gershenson ◽  
Qianqian Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care Utilization ◽  
Germ Cell ◽  
Germ Cell Tumor ◽  
Cell Tumor ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Gynecologic Oncology Group

Purpose This study compares late effects of treatment on physical well-being and utilization of health care resources between ovarian germ cell tumor (OGCT) survivors and age/race/education-matched controls. Patients and Methods Eligible patients had OGCT treated with surgery and chemotherapy and were disease-free for at least 2 years at time of enrollment. The matched control group was selected from acquaintances recommended by survivors. Symptoms and function were measured using previously validated scales. Health care utilization was assessed by questions regarding health insurance coverage and health services utilization. Results One hundred thirty-two survivors and 137 controls completed the study. Survivors were significantly more likely to report a diagnosis of hypertension (17% v 8%, P = .02), and marginally hypercholesterolemia (9.8% v 4.4%, P = .09), and hearing loss (5.3% v 1.5%, P = .09) compared with controls. There were no significant differences in the rates of self-reported arthritis, heart, pulmonary or kidney disease, diabetes, non-OGCT malignancies, anxiety, hearing loss, or eating disorders between groups. Among chronic functional problems, numbness, tinnitus, nausea elicited by reminders of chemotherapy (v general nausea triggers for controls), and Raynaud's symptoms were reported more frequently by survivors. Patients who received vincristine, dactinomycin, and cyclophosphamide in addition to cisplatin therapy had increased functional complaints, particularly numbness and nausea. Health care utilization was similar, but 15.9% of survivors reported being denied health insurance versus 4.4% of controls (P < .001). Conclusion Although a few sequelae of treatment persist, in general, OGCT survivors enjoy a healthy life comparable to that of controls.

Preparing Future Physicians to Adapt to the Changing Health Care System

2017 ◽  
pp. 106-125
Author(s):  
Joanna Lauren Drowos ◽  
Sarah K Wood
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Patient Relationship ◽  
Learning Models ◽  
Clinical Clerkships ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Care System

One vital goal of medical education is to promote the development of desirable professional qualities among future physicians, such as compassion, empathy, and humanism. Future physicians must finish their training prepared to meet the changing health needs of society, yet in reality many students graduate from medical school more cynical and less empathetic than when they began. During clinical clerkships, many students experience an “ethical erosion” as they transition in to real world clinical settings. Through innovative longitudinal integrated curricular designs focusing on continuity, medical students participate in the comprehensive care of patients over time and have continuous ongoing learning relationships with the responsible clinicians. As patients place increasing importance on the doctor-patient relationship, learning models that foster stronger connections between medical students and their patients, as well as with their teachers and communities, are needed in order to better prepare the next generation of physicians to serve a changing health care system.

scholarly journals Predictors of quality of life of medical students and a comparison with quality of life of adult health care workers in Thailand

SpringerPlus ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaisiri Angkurawaranon ◽  
Wichuda Jiraporncharoen ◽  
Arty Sachdev ◽  
Anawat Wisetborisut ◽  
Withita Jangiam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Adult Health Care

The Area Health Education Center Program

1981 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Schensul
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Community Health ◽  
Traditional Education ◽  
Care Utilization ◽  
Cooperative Action ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Health Action ◽  
The University

In the summer of 1976, I joined the Department of Community Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and in collaboration with Pertti J. Pelto, began the development of community linkages and community health research in the Hartford area. From the perspective of anthropological adaption to a medical school, our objectives in developing these activities were to: 1. Develop Jinks with citizen groups involved in health action, and through those links provide assistance and access to research and other resources of the university. 2. Develop settings within which medical anthropology students, masters students in community health, and medical students could learn basic principles related to the influence of a social context on health status and health care utilization and the function of applied research in health and community development. 3. Establish for anthropologists a realm within which to develop data, advocacy and demonstration projects in order to illustrate problems, shortcomings and new directions in the health status of underserved sectors of the population, in the organization of the health care system, and in the traditional education of medical students. 4. To begin to break down the barriers which create the separate realities of the university and the community in order to facilitate adequate exchange of educational resources, cooperative action and mutual learning.

scholarly journals Medical Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Female Sex Workers and Their Occupational Risk Factors

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 104-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna T. Nakagawa ◽  
Muge Akpinar-Elci.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Female Sex Workers ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Physician Attitudes ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Occupational Risk Factors ◽  
Female Sex

Background: The tendency for female sex workers to seek health care is highly influenced by physician attitudes and behavior. By identifying medical students' attitudes toward female sex workers and assessing their knowledge of barriers to seeking care, we can focus medical training and advocacy efforts to increase access to care and improve public health outcomes. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, medical students from various countries were invited to participate in an online survey with close-ended questions and Likert scale statements. Responses were quantified and knowledge and attitude scores were assigned based on knowledge of barriers to seeking care and agreement with positive and negative attitude statements. Results: A total of 292 medical students from 56 countries completed the survey, of whom 98.3% agreed that it will be their job to provide treatment to patients regardless of occupation. Self-identified religious students conveyed more negative attitudes toward female sex workers compared to those who did not identify themselves as religious (p<0.001). Students intending to practice in countries where prostitution is legal conveyed more positive attitudes compared to those intending to practice in countries where prostitution is illegal (p<0.001). Conclusion: Medical students largely agreed on the importance of providing care to female sex workers as a vulnerable group. In addition to addressing knowledge gaps in medical education, more localized studies are needed to understand the religious and legal influences on attitudes toward female sex workers. Such information can help focus the efforts in both medical education and communication training to achieve the desired behavioral impacts, reconciling the future generations of health care providers with the needs of female sex workers.

scholarly journals No difference in learning outcomes and usability between using controllers and hand tracking during a virtual reality endotracheal intubation training for medical students in Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Chaowanan Khundam ◽  
Naparat Sukkriang ◽  
Frédéric Noël
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Endotracheal Intubation ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Clinical Training ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Hand Tracking ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
Post Test

Purpose: We developed a virtual reality (VR) endotracheal intubation training that applied 2 interaction modalities (hand-tracking or controllersIt aimed to investigatedthe differences of usuability between using hand tracking and controllers during the VR intervention for intubation training for medical students from February 2021 to March 2021 in Thailand.Methods: Forty-five participants were divided into 3 groups: video only, video with VR controller training, and video with VR hand tracking training. Pre-test, post-test, and practice scores were used to assess learning outcomes. The System Usability Scale (SUS) and User Satisfaction Evaluation Questionnaire (USEQ) questionnaires were used to evaluate the differences between the VR groups. The sample comprised 45 medical students (undergraduate) who were taking part in clinical training at Walailak University in Thailand.Results: The overall learning outcomes of both VR groups were better than those of the video group. The post-test scores (P=0.581) and practice scores (P=0.168) of both VR groups were not significantly different. Similarly, no significant between-group differences were found in the SUS scores (P=0.588) or in any aspects of the USEQ scores.Conclusion: VR enhanced medical training. Interactions using hand tracking or controllers were not significantly different in terms of the outcomes measured in this study. The results and interviews provided a better understanding of support learning and training, which will be further improved and developed to create a self-learning VR medical training system in the future.

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