ATTITUDE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS ABOUT THEIR ROLE IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Introduction: Pandemic leads to all sorts of psychological and financial problems. One substantial group significantly affected includes medical students. The need of the hour is to deliver safety and least exposure of students to the COVID 19 positive individuals. Methods: A questionnaire was prepared in paper based form and distributed to hundred (100) students in the department of Anatomy Sheri kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Bemina Srinagar. Discussion: The questionnaire depicted the experience of medical students with tele-education, including questions related to ability to use electronic devices, nature and speed of internet employed, type of electronic devices the students own, experience of advanced technology in medical education. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic depicted negative psychological effects on medical students. In this study, we observed that most medical students had access to electronic devices and were able to use them.

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Az orvosi antropológia című tantárgy helye és szerepe az orvosképzésben. Az úgynevezett szegedi modell

Orvosi Hetilap ◽

10.1556/650.2019.31524 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 160 (39) ◽

pp. 1527-1532

Author(s):

Bettina Pikó ◽

Erzsébet Kapocsi ◽

Gergely Tari ◽

Hedvig Kiss ◽

Katalin Barabás

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Medical Anthropology ◽

Human Beings ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Major Goal ◽

Cultural Backgrounds ◽

Biological Reality ◽

The Subject ◽

Globalized World

Abstract: It is a necessary part of modern medical education that medical students should learn about the binary nature of human beings – biological and cultural – since both have an impact on our behavior. The subject of medical anthropology helps with understanding the mechanisms and lay concepts behind patients’ decisions which is particularly important in our globalized world. The major goal of this course is to help medical students with acquiring cultural competence through theoretical bases and empirical examples that may help them later in their work when they meet patients with different cultural backgrounds. In the present study, we introduce the course of Medical Anthropology as it happens at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged: the so-called Szeged model – its aims, syllabus, strengths, opportunities and possible difficulties. During the development of the subject, we greatly focused on its links to other subjects of behavioral and medical sciences and on its practice-oriented nature. Thus, the course partly contains of lectures and seminars which display cultural variability in relation to biological reality through practical examples. As a result, the topics of medical anthropology prepare the students to use the knowledge as well as skills and attitudes in clinical practice. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(39): 1527–1532.

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Psychological Effects of COVID-19 and Its Measures in Nepalese Medical Students

Journal of Nepal Medical Association ◽

10.31729/jnma.5276 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 58 (230) ◽

Author(s):

Anima Bhandari ◽

Nisha Bhatta

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Psychological Health ◽

Psychological Effects ◽

Future Health ◽

Daily News ◽

Clinical Rotations ◽

First Case ◽

Future Health Care

Having to listen to the devastating daily news brought by COVID-19 since the first case was reported on 23rd January 2020 in Nepal, it has pushed the country into various crises. The issue of psychological health has been overlooked during this crisis.COVID-19 has sabotaged the psychological health of general people and more importantly medical students. It has disrupted the academics and clinical rotations of medical education. The prospect of being the future health care personnel without adequate training has destroyed the confidence and aspiration andin addition, joining the frontline against this type of deadly virus with little preparedness has instilled fear and uncertainty among them. So, concerning the context, this article focuses on the psychological effects faced by medical students and some ways to overcome this issue.

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Attitude and Use of E-Learning, education by medical students in Shiraz, Iran

Internal Medicine And Medical Investigation Journal ◽

10.24200/imminv.v3i3.83 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 108

Author(s):

Ahmad Ghanizadeh ◽

Sharif Mosallaei ◽

Maryam Sharifian Dorche ◽

Ali Sahraian ◽

Parisa Yazdanshenas

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Medical Education And Training ◽

E Learning ◽

Technological Limitations ◽

Use Of Internet ◽

Structured Questionnaire

Introduction: This study aimed to explore the use of e-learning in medical education in Shiraz, Iran.Materials and Methods: A convenience sample of 300 medical students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire contained a series of questions on the demographic characteristics, accessibility to computer and internet, use of internet for medical education and training, familiarity with e-learning, and the reasons for use of computer.Results: A total of 270 participants completed their questionnaires, 30.7% students reported familiarity with e-learning, 21.3% found e-learning beneficial, 57.6% used internet for education, 43.4% considered e-learning useful for medical education, and 57.9% students thought e-learning must be more prevalent in medical education. Most of the students (78.5%) used their personal computer for e-learning, only 6.3% did not use the computer for education.Conclusion: Considering the increasing role of computer and internet in daily life, the current results indicate that the attitude of the participants towards e-learning was positive. However, medical students have to be made aware of the advantages of e-learning. Technological limitations were less compared to reports from the other developing countries.

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Medical Students' Attitude to wards Anatomy Dissection: A Study from Nepal

Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3126/jucms.v5i2.19157 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 12-17

Author(s):

Nitasha Sharma ◽

S Subedi ◽

R Pandit

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Human Anatomy ◽

Cadaver Dissection ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Reasonable Time ◽

Time Optimization ◽

Near Future

INTRODUCTION: Among medical education institutions worldwide, the time allotted for anatomy instruction has decreased without any reasonable time optimization suggestions. In addition, the utility of cadaver dissection has long been debated.MATERIAL & METHODS: This study was conducted to determine the attitudes of preclinical students to cadaver dissection in the study of human anatomy. A collection of questionnaire was introduced to 290 preclinical students, including both MBBS and BDS of Universal College of Medical Sciences, Nepal. For each question, the students were to choose one of the three possible responses: “yes”, “no” or “undecided”. Out of the 290 students (162 female and 128 male) involved in the study.RESULTS: Fifty five percentage said they were curious, 41% experience of anatomy dissection hall was interesting, 3% said it was enj oyable and remaining 1% said it was boring. An analysis of the questionnaire showed that a vast majority of the students (93%) considered cadaver dissection as important and indispensable in the study of human anatomy, on the issue of replacing cadaver dissection with plastic models in the near future, majority of the students under study (73%) didn't favored such a replacement, while 24% did. In the present study, 29% of students mentioned there was not enough chances of dissection for every individual students and 40% of students said the time allocated for dissection classes was not enough.CONCLUSION: From the results of the present study, one might confidently infer that cadaver dissection is still considered important and indispensable in the study of human anatomy.Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences, Vol. 5, No, 2, 2017, Page: 12-17

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Trekking as a metaphor for medicine and medical education

Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal ◽

10.3126/jcmsn.v6i1.3607 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 67-69

Author(s):

PR Shankar ◽

V Malhotra

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Key Words ◽

Learning Strategies ◽

Problem Based Learning ◽

Active Role ◽

Patient Relationship ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Doctor Patient Relationship ◽

Holistic View

Nepal is a favored trekking destination. Over the years a number of trekking styles have emerged and the author sees similarities between trekking styles and methods of medical education. Problem-based learning strategies make students more involved in their own learning and teachers act as facilitators. Trekkers and medical students mostly concentrate on the immediate trail or different subjects and are able to obtain an integrated and holistic view only occasionally. The nature of the doctor-patient relationship is changing with patients wanting to play a more active role in their treatment. Workers in the trekking industry and doctors slowly rise through the ranks. Often people take up jobs with more responsibilities and challenges which pay better. Technology has invaded both trekking and healthcare and most of the money is made by middlemen. In addition to other areas medicine is focusing on preparing patients for the final exist Key Words: Problem-based learning; doctor-patient relationship; medicine. DOI: 10.3126/jcmsn.v6i1.3607 Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal, 2010, Vol. 6, No. 1, 67-69

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Stress among medical students of Gorgan (South East of Caspian Sea), Iran

Kathmandu University Medical Journal ◽

10.3126/kumj.v6i3.1726 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 421-425 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

A Marjani ◽

AM Gharavi ◽

M Jahanshahi ◽

A Vahidirad ◽

F Alizadeh

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Psychological Health ◽

First Year ◽

Severe Stress ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Basic Sciences ◽

Negative Effects ◽

First Year Medical Students ◽

Reducing Stress

Objective: This study aims to estimate the prevalence of psychological stress and association between the levels of stress and study variables among Gorgan medical students. Materials and methods: All three year medical students (129 basic sciences students) in Gorgan Faculty of Medicine, Golestan University of medical Sciences, were asked to complete the Kessler 10 questionnaire. Results: The findings showed mild, moderate and severe stress among 26.22%, 20.50% and 14.75% study subjects. 39.35% of medical students had no stress. There was statistically significant association between year of study and stress levels (p= 0.040). Conclusion: The results indicate that there is a decrease in the psychological health of first year medical students. Provided that stress management courses are organised by medical schools, when the students arrive, they will cope up with the stress in coming years. These courses may reduce the negative effects of stress on medical students. By providing such courses and reducing stress level, medical students may improve their medical education. Key words: Medical students, stress, Gorgan doi: 10.3126/kumj.v6i3.1726 Kathmandu University Medical Journal (2008), Vol. 6, No. 3, Issue 23, 421-425

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Value-rich exposures in medical education: phenomenology of practice according to the lived experiences of medical students in Iran

Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine ◽

10.18502/jmehm.v14i9.6753 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Hakimeh Sabeghi ◽

Shahram Yazdani ◽

Seyed Abbas Foroutan ◽

Seyed Masoud Hosseini ◽

Leila Afshar

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Lived Experiences ◽

Effective Means ◽

Real Life ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Human Interactions ◽

Ethical Decisions ◽

A Value ◽

The Right

Values predispose people to make the right and especially ethical decisions, and are important for good performance in medical sciences. Students’ lived experiences and the value-rich exposures during their education are some effective means of achieving professional values that help them build their own value frameworks. In this phenomenology of practice study, we aimed to explore and describe the lived experiences of a sample of medical students in Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences regarding their value-rich exposures. In-depth interviews, students’ written stories, recorded video interviews related to past trips and photographs were used to collect data. The data was analyzed based on Van Manen’s thematic analysis method. Five themes emerged from the data: “in the shadow of a supportive mentor”, “a well-orchestrated, value-rich program”, “human interactions in a value system”, “acquiring values in a real-life environment”, “and seeking values in oneself”. Our study identified different dimensions of value-rich exposure based on the lived experiences of medical students and pointed out some issues that medical education planners can consider to improve the quality of value-based education for medical students.

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Patient consent to medical students in general practice

British Journal of General Practice ◽

10.3399/bjgp18x697229 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 68 (suppl 1) ◽

pp. bjgp18X697229

Author(s):

Matthew Webb ◽

Sarah Thirlwall ◽

Bob McKinley

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

General Practice ◽

Medical Students ◽

Medical School ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Teaching Quality ◽

School Students ◽

Patient Journey ◽

Patient Consent ◽

High Level

BackgroundInformed consent is required for active participation of patients in medical education. At Keele Medical School, we require practices to advertise that they teach undergraduate students and to obtain appropriate patient consent at various stages of the patient journey.AimThe study aimed to explore patients’ experience of consent to involvement in undergraduate medical education in general practice.MethodDuring the final year at Keele University Medical School, students undertake a patient satisfaction survey. A questionnaire was attached to the reverse of this survey during the academic year 2016–2017. The questionnaire explored the stage of the patient journey consent was obtained, whether they were offered an alternative appointment and how comfortable they were with medical students being involved in their care.ResultsA total of 489 questionnaires were completed covering 62 GP practices. 97% of patients reported that consent was obtained at least once during their encounter and the majority reported that this occurred at booking. 98% of patients were comfortable or very comfortable with a medical student leading their consultation. However, 28% of those surveyed stated that they were either not given the option of not seeing the student or there was no other alternative appointment available.ConclusionThe results indicate that in the vast majority of cases patient consent is obtained at least once during their attendance. Patients expressed a high level of satisfaction with medical students’ involvement in their care. Further work is required to evaluate the role of the data as a marker of individual practice teaching quality.

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The Duties of Doctors In Medical Education: A Letter To The Editor (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.16418 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Sneha Barai

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Medical Students ◽

Role Models ◽

Role Model ◽

General Medical Council ◽

Future Generations ◽

Medical Council ◽

Positive Role ◽

The Uk ◽

And Training

UNSTRUCTURED The UK General Medical Council (GMC) explicitly states doctors have a duty to ‘contribute to teaching and training…by acting as a positive role model’. However, recent studies suggest some are not fulfilling this, which is impacting medical students' experiences and attitudes during their training. As such, doctors have a duty to act as role models and teachers, as specified by the GMC, which it seems are not currently being fulfilled. This would improve the medical students’ learning experiences and demonstrate good professional values for them to emulate. Therefore, these duties should be as important as patient care, since this will influence future generations.

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E-portfolio, a useful tool for reflection and feedback (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.15306 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Rita Rezaee ◽

Nahid Zarifsanaiey

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Learning Process ◽

Learning Experience ◽

Effective Means ◽

Educational Programs ◽

Electronic Portfolio ◽

Medical Sciences ◽

Educational Settings ◽

Self Reflection

UNSTRUCTURED Utilizing an electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) is an effective means of enhancing the learning experience in educational settings. In the present study an e-portfolio framework was designed for medical education at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. The objective was to assess learning progress in a medical course that provides instructor feedback via e-portfolio and promotes self-reflection among the students. The results indicate that using e-portfolio stimulates self-reflection in students and increases their active participation in the learning process. Integrating e-portfolios in educational programs can remarkably improve the academic performance in the fields of medicine and healthcare.

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