The Student-Physician: Introductory Studies in the Sociology of Medical Education

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1959 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-185
Author(s):  
WOODROW W. MORRIS
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
American Medical ◽  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Atlantic City ◽  
Behavioral Sciences ◽  
General Topic ◽  
Student Physician

In recent years it has been increasingly noted that health sciences, services and education may look to the behavioral sciences, particularly psychology, sociology and anthropology, for the techniques and methods which will lead to continued growth and progress in the health fields. In September, 1957, the Association of American Medical Colleges published The Appraisal of Applicants to Medical Schools, which is the report of the Fourth Teaching Institute of the Association. This Institute was one of two sponsored by the Association on the general topic, "Evaluation of the Student." The second was held at Atlantic City in the fall of 1957 under the sub-heading, "The Ecology of the Medical Student." In the first of these Institutes, in the words of George Packer Benny, "medical deans and teachers opened the doors of their medical schools to their university colleagues in psychology. . . ." and having done so found vigorous stimulation to seek answers along novel and different pathways in their considerations of the problems inherent in student evaluation.

scholarly journals Undergraduate Medical Education: Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum Implementation Standards

2021 ◽  
pp. 155982762110081
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Trilk ◽  
Shannon Worthman ◽  
Paulina Shetty ◽  
Karen R. Studer ◽  
April Wilson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical School ◽  
American Medical ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Curriculum Implementation ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Lifestyle Medicine ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
School Curricula

Lifestyle medicine (LM) is an emerging specialty that is gaining momentum and support from around the world. The American Medical Association passed a resolution to support incorporating LM curricula in medical schools in 2017. Since then, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Undergraduate Medical Education Task Force has created a framework for incorporating LM into medical school curricula. This article provides competencies for medical school LM curriculum implementation and illustrates how they relate to the Association of American Medical College’s Core Entrustable Professional Activities and the LM Certification Competencies from the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. Finally, standards are presented for how medical schools may receive certification for integrating LM into their curriculum and how medical students can work toward becoming board certified in LM through an educational pathway.

Irish Medical Education and Student Culture, c.1850-1950

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Student Life ◽  
Student Culture ◽  
History Of ◽  
Irish Medical

This book is the first comprehensive history of medical student culture and medical education in Ireland from the middle of the nineteenth century until the 1950s. Utilising a variety of rich sources, including novels, newspapers, student magazines, doctors’ memoirs, and oral history accounts, it examines Irish medical student life and culture, incorporating students’ educational and extra-curricular activities at all of the Irish medical schools. The book investigates students' experiences in the lecture theatre, hospital, dissecting room and outside their studies, such as in ‘digs’, sporting teams and in student societies, illustrating how representations of medical students changed in Ireland over the period and examines the importance of class, religious affiliation and the appropriate traits that students were expected to possess. It highlights religious divisions as well as the dominance of the middle classes in Irish medical schools while also exploring institutional differences, the students’ decisions to pursue medical education, emigration and the experiences of women medical students within a predominantly masculine sphere. Through an examination of the history of medical education in Ireland, this book builds on our understanding of the Irish medical profession while also contributing to the wider scholarship of student life and culture. It will appeal to those interested in the history of medicine, the history of education and social history in modern Ireland.

scholarly journals Are Canadian medicine librarians directly supporting medical student health and wellness? A nation-wide survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jackie Phinney ◽  
Lucy Kiester
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Education ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Student Wellness ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Canadian Health ◽  
Nation Wide Survey

Introduction: Students in Undergraduate Medical Education (UGME/UME) programs face a variety of stressors that can impact well-being. To address this, the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) mandates that medical schools offer support and programming that promotes student well-being. Academic librarians are accustomed to providing outreach that meets their faculties’ needs. Therefore, the goal of this study was to explore if Canadian undergraduate medical education librarians are supporting medical student wellness at their medical schools, and how they are doing so.    Methods: A bilingual, electronic survey containing multiple choice and open-ended questions was distributed across two Canadian health sciences library listservs during the summer of 2020. Librarians supporting UGME/UME programs now or within the last three years were invited to participate.   Results: 22 Responses were received, and 17 complete datasets were included in the final results. The majority of respondents have encountered a medical student in distress (n=10) and have adjusted their teaching style or materials to help reduce stress in medical students (n=9). Other initiatives such as resource purchasing, wellness-themed displays, planning wellness-themed events and spaces, and partnerships on campus in support of medical student wellness were less common.     Discussion: The data in this study provides evidence that Canadian undergraduate medical education librarians are mindful of medical student well-being, and are taking steps to provide relevant support to this learner group. Librarians could adopt similar initiatives at their libraries to show support for learner wellness, and enhance their programs’ accreditation efforts in this area.

scholarly journals Building Community and Medical School Partnerships: Impact on Undergraduate Medical Education and Research

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samal Nauhria ◽  
Irene Derksen ◽  
Shreya Nauhria ◽  
Amitabha Basu
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Active Learning ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Community Service ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Local Healthcare

Abstract Background: Community service provides avenues for social learning in medical education. Partnerships between medical schools and local healthcare agencies has paved the path for an active participation of a medical student in the community. This seems to have a positive impact on the medical knowledge and skills of students and also leads to a betterment of healthcare services for the community. National accreditation agencies and medical boards have emphasized that medical schools should provide opportunities for such learning to occur in the medical school curriculum. Various medical schools around the globe have adopted this active learning pedagogy and thus we wanted to explore how we can establish such a learning framework at out university.Methods: This was a qualitative study based on feedback from volunteer students who attended the annual health fare conducted in collaboration with local healthcare agencies. Two focus group interviews were recorded, transcribed and coded for thematic analyses.Results: Overall, the students enjoyed learning various clinical procedural skills. This activity was an opportunity to apply the medical knowledge learnt in classrooms. The students developed various competencies like communication skills, professionalism, team work and social responsibility. Prevalent health conditions discovered by the students included diabetes mellitus, hypertension and nutritional imbalance.Conclusions: This study explores how serving the community can bring about an educational change for a medical student. The community service framework promotes social learning, interprofessional education, peer learning and active learning amongst medical students.

AD CAMPAIGNS AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. A123-A123
Author(s):  
J. F. L.
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical School ◽  
American Medical ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
University Of Texas ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The Past ◽  
The University ◽  
College Newspapers ◽  
Health Careers

As medical education has become something of a buyer's market, a Midwest medical school and a Texas university are resorting to advertising for students. The Medical College of Ohio in Toledo has taken out ads in 23 Ohio college newspapers urging premed students to consider applying. Meanwhile, the University of Texas System, in a broader appeal, is running TV ads urging young Texans to choose health careers. University of Texas officials hope their ad campaign will help stem a decline in enrollments in the state's medical and related schools, the same trend observed nationally for the past 15 years. Medical-school enrollments declined 37% nationwide between 1974 and 1988, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Creating the Modern Physician: The Architecture of American Medical Schools in the Era of Medical Education Reform

2016 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine L. Carroll
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Education Reform ◽  
American Medical ◽  
Medical Training ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
The United States ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Medical Education Reform

In the late nineteenth century, the American system of medical education underwent a complete transformation. Medical colleges shifted from commercial schools where instruction was based almost exclusively on classroom lectures to university-affiliated programs providing hands-on training in both laboratory and clinical work. Medical educators recognized that successfully enacting the new pedagogy required new buildings. By the 1930s, almost every medical college in the United States had rebuilt or significantly renovated its facilities. In Creating the Modern Physician: The Architecture of American Medical Schools in the Era of Medical Education Reform, Katherine L. Carroll analyzes the first wave of schools constructed to house the new medical training. She examines the three dominant types of American medical school buildings, which she argues did more than supply spaces for teaching and research—they defined specific conceptions of modern medicine and helped to shape the modern physician.

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