scholarly journals A guide to a new short course to promote interest and engagement in psychiatry in medical students

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 200-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Langley ◽  
Benjamin Lomas ◽  
Zena Schofield ◽  
Gillian Doody
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Reflective Writing ◽  
Teaching Techniques ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Early Clinical Experience ◽  
Short Course ◽  
Medical Undergraduates ◽  
Positive Effect

SummaryThis article describes a new course for preclinical medical undergraduates designed to promote interest and engagement in psychiatry. The course employed a range of innovative teaching techniques alongside ward visits to provide students with early clinical experience. Unusually, assessment for the course involved the production of creative works as well as reflective writing about students' experiences. We collected a variety of feedback from participants showing that they found the course enjoyable and educational. We conclude that, overall, the course had a positive effect on student perceptions of psychiatry.

Medical students’ emotional development in early clinical experience: a model

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Helmich ◽  
Sanneke Bolhuis ◽  
Roland Laan ◽  
Tim Dornan ◽  
Raymond Koopmans
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Emotional Development ◽  
Early Clinical Experience

scholarly journals Attitudes of Pre-clinical Medical Students towards Psychiatric Patients Before and After an Early Clinical Experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e11-e15
Author(s):  
Abraham Rudnick
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Medical Condition ◽  
Psychiatric Patients ◽  
Male Student ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Early Clinical Experience ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Students Attitudes

Background:  Stigma or negative discriminatory attitudes towards psychiatric patients are common in the general public. These attitudes are also demonstrated by medical practitioners and by medical students, which can lead to medical harm to psychiatric patients. This study aimed to improve attitudes of medical students towards psychiatric patients before their clinical rotations.Methods:  Second year preclinical medical students participated in a brief structured early clinical experience which involved introduction to a psychiatric patient in a hospital/clinic setting or in a community vocational setting. Students were randomized to either setting. Data were collected one week before, one week after, and 3 months after the early clinical experience by administering the Medical Condition Regard Scale.Results:  The students’ attitudes towards psychiatric patients improved, particularly at follow up. Only male student attitudes improved significantly.Conclusion:  Further study is required to understand and improve medical students’ attitudes towards psychiatric patients, perhaps particularly in relation to female students’ attitudes.

scholarly journals Early Clinical Experience: A Way for Preparing Students for Clinical Setting

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
Sedigheh Ebrahimi ◽  
Javad Kojuri ◽  
Soheil Ashkani-Esfahani
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Basic Sciences ◽  
Clinical Exposure ◽  
Early Clinical Experience ◽  
Item Questionnaire ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Early Clinical Exposure

Background: Various methods are used to improve the quality and usefulness of basic sciences taught to medical students before beginning of the clinical course and practice in higher grades. One method which is evaluated in the present study is early clinical experience. Methods and Materials: In this descriptive study, all medical freshmen were participated in a half day workshop for familiarity with hospital clinical environment. The attitude of the students towards early clinical exposure, profession, and medical education was investigated using a 30- item questionnaire before and after this workshop. Results: Totally, 207 students participated in the present study. Overall, scoring of the program was good to excellent on a five-point Likert scale (93.75%). Most students (89.6%, score =4.25) believed that the program’s content and management was appropriate for them. Conclusions: It was concluded that early clinical experience parallel with theoretical courses can provide a framework for the beneficial and successful integration of the teaching and learning of basic sciences for medical students.[GMJ. 2012;1(2):42-47]

scholarly journals Content Analysis of Reflective Journals in Early Clinical Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (5) ◽  
pp. 157-167
Author(s):  
Si-Woon Park ◽  
Su Jin Chae ◽  
Sang-Yeop Yi ◽  
Ki Jun Han ◽  
Young Jun Won
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Clinical Skills ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Medical System ◽  
Motivation To Learn ◽  
Hospital System ◽  
Reflective Journal ◽  
Reflective Journals ◽  
Early Clinical Experience

This study qualitatively analyzed medical students’ engagement of pre-clerkship early clinical experience and their implications based on reflective journals. The subjects were 60 third-year students who had taken the early clinical experience course offered by the Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine. Students had to complete and submit a reflective journal at the end of the course. This study used the reflective journals students submitted as analysis data. Data were analyzed using Elo and Kyngäs’ inductive qualitative analysis. As a result of study, a total of 127 unique significant keywords and statements were extracted. These statements generated 11 formulated sub-categories and five theme categories. Five main categories were derived from the students’ reflective journals: understanding of patients, understanding of professionalism, understanding of other occupations, understanding of the hospital system, and motivation to learn. Students understood patients’ perspectives on diseases and improved their ability to empathize; they gained confidence in communication and clinical skills; they became more positive toward the underprivileged; and their interest in the medical system grew. The results suggest that early clinical experience can be applied as one beneficial educational program for medical students in the pre-clerkship curriculum.

1400: Early Clinical Experience Using High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for the Treatment of Renal Tumours

2005 ◽  
Vol 173 (4S) ◽  
pp. 379-380
Author(s):  
James E. Kennedy ◽  
Rowland O. Illing ◽  
Feng Wu ◽  
Gail R. ter Haar ◽  
Rachel R. Phillips ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Experience ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Focused Ultrasound ◽  
High Intensity Focused Ultrasound ◽  
Early Clinical Experience ◽  
Renal Tumours
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