scholarly journals How can WhatsApp® facilitate the future of medical education and clinical practice?

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammed Aizaz us Salam ◽  
George Chukwuemeka Oyekwe ◽  
Sami Ahmad Ghani ◽  
Regwaan Imtiaz Choudhury
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Instant Messaging ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
The Future ◽  
Practical Nature

AbstractAs part of the modern generation of medical students and prospective future doctors of the United Kingdom’s Nation Health Service (NHS), we have grown up in an age where smartphones and instant messaging applications (IMAs) are ubiquitous across all aspects of society. With IMAs being so familiar, we recognise their scope for facilitating our learning of the pre-registration syllabus and how their practical nature could potentially revolutionise healthcare worldwide. It is, therefore, rational to further investigate the benefits of incorporating such technology into these respective settings. In this article, we will further expand on some of the advantages highlighted by E. Colman & E. O’Connor that IMAs, particularly WhatsApp, have in the academic environment which resonate with us. We illustrate our views on IMAs being incorporated into health systems globally through exemplifying the NHS, using reviewed literature.

scholarly journals Relevance of anatomy to medical education and clinical practice: perspectives of medical students, clinicians, and educators

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 338-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amgad Sbayeh ◽  
Mohammad A. Qaedi Choo ◽  
Kathleen A. Quane ◽  
Paul Finucane ◽  
Deirdre McGrath ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Medical Students

Teaching medical students in a day surgery unit: adapting medical education to changes in clinical practice

1998 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. SEABROOK M. LAWSON M. MALSTER J.
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Day Surgery

Using Technology to Teach and Teaching About Technology

2020 ◽  
pp. 379-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shohreh V. Anand ◽  
Tejwansh S. Anand
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Setting ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
Education Technology ◽  
Medical Settings ◽  
Current State ◽  
Educational Theories

This chapter analyzes the role played by technology in undergraduate medical education (UME) using two perspectives: how technology is used as a tool to facilitate teaching and how medical students are taught to use technology in the clinical setting. For each perspective, a survey of literature, published from 2009 to 2019, was conducted to understand the current state. Authors critically examine the current state and describe and analyze issues with it. Recommendations are made for improving the blending of medical education, technology, pedagogy, and clinical practice. The narrative in this chapter is at the intersection of digital technology, educational theories, and medical settings (educational and practice).

scholarly journals Bringing everyone on board: what role can medical students play in the COVID-19 pandemic?

2020 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. i-iv ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabel Cristina Rios ◽  
Marina Alves Martins Siqueira ◽  
Matheus Belloni Torsani ◽  
Rosemeire K. Hangai ◽  
Solange R. G. Fusco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Healthcare Outcomes ◽  
Emergency Plans ◽  
Academic Health ◽  
Viral Dissemination

The fast spread of the COVID-19 epidemic has imposed unprecedented challenges to contemporary society, impacting several aspects of human life globally. Strict social distancing protocols had to be implemented in affected countries to contribute to reduce viral dissemination, and consequently, limit acquisition of new infections. Health systems were compelled to put emergency plans in place to cope with the overburden of potentially severe cases needing hospitalization, with the ultimate aim to preserve as many lives as possible. Academic health systems worldwide were required to propose novel strategies to maximize healthcare outcomes while mitigating negative impact on medical education.[...]

scholarly journals Medical Students in a Talking Circle: the Popular Extension Dialogues with Potiguara Indigenous People

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Willian Fernandes Luna ◽  
Aline Barreto de Almeida Nordi ◽  
Karolina Saad Rached ◽  
Marcella Barros Alencar Correia ◽  
Alice Ribeiro Viana de Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Social Transformation ◽  
Disease Process ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
Talking Circle ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Doctor

Abstract: Introduction: University extension projects with socially excluded populations can be a strategy for the training of professionals in the cultural and social diversity of the Brazilian population. The practice of Popular Health Education (PHE) through university extension is one of the possibilities to foster dialogic interactions between teaching and the community and has been a space for the development of health education with social commitment. The Îandé Gûatá Extension Project was created in Paraíba in 2013, based on the principles of PHE and Popular Extension, focusing on the meeting between Potiguara indigenous people and Medical students. This study aimed to evaluate the learning built by this project students’ for their medical education. Method: Therefore, a qualitative approach research was developed through the analysis of discursive practices, using the talking circle technique at the end of the project cycle. To analyze the material, linguistic repertoires were identified from the subjects’ speech and three sets of meanings were built: extension university as a counter-hegemonic space of medical education; building skills for the future doctor; relations between health and culture in care. The linguistic repertoires were discussed based on theoretical references, such as popular health education, indigenous health and competences in medical education. Results: According to the students, this project allowed them gains in the attributes of: knowledge, as it allowed reflections, identification of gaps and greater understanding about the health-disease process in the context of the indigenous population; allowed gains in the ability of making and receiving criticism, teamwork and dialogue between different cultures; and allowed gains in attitudes, broadening the attitude of professionalism, the comprehension and performance on ethical issues and the construction of social commitment. Conclusion: Therefore, they highlight both the development of general competences for the future doctor, but also more specific ones, such as cultural competence. Moreover, the challenge of dialoguing in the polarity: aiming to reduce the distances within the same institutional space; cultural conflicts; and understanding and acting in an emancipatory education. This group of students wished, with the indigenous community, that these distances would be lessened, in a collective commitment aimed at producing change and social transformation.

Discussion on the Influence and Enlightenment of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Medical Students in China (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Wan ◽  
Yujie Tu ◽  
Yu Fu ◽  
Zhao Yan ◽  
Yalin Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
Clinical Medicine ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
First Line ◽  
Medical Education Reform ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Ideas

UNSTRUCTURED COVID-19 spread in Wuhan in January 2020 and the whole country worked together to fight the epidemic. Up to now, more than 80,000 people have been diagnosed, and more than 40,000 medical staffs have assisted first-line rescue in Wuhan. As a reserve force for clinical medicine, medical students bear the heavy responsibility of future medical development. The author, as a medical student, has considered carefully about facing the present and looking forward to the future after this epidemic. The author mainly discusses about the influence of COVID-19 on medical students and its enlightenment on medical students and medical education reform in this paper, and hopes to resonate with medical students and provide some new ideas for future medical education reform.

Technologic Advances in Neurologic Practice and Education

2018 ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Charles Donohoe ◽  
Sean M. Gratton ◽  
Vivek M. Vallurupalli ◽  
Steven D. Waldman
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Optic Nerve ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Clinical Information ◽  
Fundus Photography ◽  
Retinal Vasculature ◽  
Ocular Fundus ◽  
Practicing Physicians

Although the visualization of the ocular fundus yields important clinical information regarding the optic nerve and retinal vasculature, proficiency in using the traditional handheld direct ophthalmoscope by both practicing physicians and medical students continues to deteriorate. A replacement for the direct ophthalmoscope is long overdue. The authors suggest a role for non-mydriatic fundus photography as having potential to resurrect the dying art of visualizing the fundus in both clinical practice and medical education. This chapter reviews the substantial barriers in both patient care as well as graduate and undergraduate medical education created by technical difficulties encountered using the direct ophthalmoscope to visualize the ocular fundus. The authors propose that a smartphone-compatible adaptor to view the ocular fundus will replace the direct ophthalmoscope.

scholarly journals Current situation and expectation of emergency medicine education for 8-year Doctor of Medicine degree program in China

2021 ◽  
pp. 102490792110409
Author(s):  
Zengzheng Ge ◽  
Shi Feng ◽  
Xiangning Liu ◽  
Shigong Guo ◽  
Yanxia Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Medicine ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Need To Evaluate ◽  
Education Of Students ◽  
Medicine Education

Background: Appropriate lessons and formalized training concerning emergency medicine is becoming increasingly important in undergraduate medical education. There is an urgent need to evaluate undergraduate emergency medicine education of students enrolled on the 8-year Doctor of Medicine degree programs nationwide in China with the aim that the data extracted could ultimately be used to help develop a standardized emergency medicine curriculum in China. Objectives: The aim of the study is to accurately describe emergency medicine education of 8-year Doctor of Medicine program in China, including emergency medicine classes, clinical practice in emergency medicine department, and expectations toward emergency medicine education. Methods: An online questionnaire was distributed to all the medical students of 8-year Doctor of Medicine program who have attended emergency medicine education in 14 medical schools in China. Participation in the survey was voluntary and anonymized. Results: In total, 529 valid responses were collected. There was a clear difference between students with a career aspiration in emergency medicine and those without. Comparing to countries that have an established emergency medicine curriculum, shortage of classroom hours and clinical practice time is a major cause of unsatisfactory educational outcomes in China. A detailed uniform emergency medicine curriculum that outlines exact requirements for medical students is required as well. Conclusion: A consolidated syllabus and curriculum should be compiled by all the medical schools with the 8-year integrated Doctor of Medicine degree program in China. The specific diseases and skills that should be covered in emergency medical education remain up to debate.

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