Redesigning library orientation for first-year medical students during the pandemic

Background: Prior to 2020, library orientation for first-year medical students at Weill Cornell Medicine took the form of an on-site treasure hunt competition. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the orientation for the MD class of 2024 was shifted to an all-virtual format. This shift mandated a full redesign of the library orientation.Case Presentation: The Samuel J. Wood Library sought to preserve the excitement and fun of the treasure hunt in the new virtual format. The competition was redesigned as a Zoom meeting using breakout rooms, with library faculty and staff serving as team facilitators. Tasks were rewritten, shifting the focus from the library’s physical spaces to its virtual services and online resources. The redesigned orientation was evaluated using two data sources: a postsession survey of student participants and a debriefing of the library employees who participated. Student evaluations were positive, while the faculty and staff provided numerous suggestions for improving future virtual orientations.Conclusions: A successful virtual library orientation requires careful preparation, including testing the competition tasks, full rehearsal with library facilitators, and a thoughtful approach to technology and logistics. We have chosen to share the materials we developed for other academic health sciences libraries that may wish to take a similar approach to their own virtual orientations.

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Resource format preferences across the medical curriculum

Journal of the Medical Library Association JMLA ◽

10.5195/jmla.2016.11 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 104 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Keith M. Pickett, MLIS

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Medical Curriculum ◽

Health Sciences ◽

First Year ◽

Collection Development ◽

Multiple Choice Questions ◽

Electronic Resource ◽

Academic Health ◽

First Year Medical Students

Objective: This research study sought to determine the formats (print or electronic) of articles and book chapters most-preferred by first-year medical students, third-year medical students entering clinical clerkships, and incoming residents and to determine if these preferences change during the course of the medical curriculum. These trends will enable academic health sciences libraries to make appropriate collection development decisions to best cater to their user populations.Methods: First-year medical students, third-year medical students, and incoming medical residents were asked to complete a paper survey from September 2014 to June 2015. The survey consisted of five multiple-choice questions, with two questions given space for optional short answers. Quantitative and qualitative responses were collected and calculated using Microsoft Excel.Results: First-year students, third-year students, and incoming residents all preferred to read journal articles and book chapters in print, except in cases where the article or book chapter is under ten pages in length. Although print is preferred, demand for electronic articles and book chapters increases as students progress from undergraduate medical education into residency. The only category where a majority of incoming residents chose an electronic resource was which format they would give to a colleague, if the article or book chapter was critical to the care of an individual patient.Conclusions: The preference for print resources is strong across the medical curriculum, although residents show an increased preference for electronic materials when compared to first- and third-year students. Academic health sciences libraries should take these preferences into account when making decisions regarding collection development.

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Developing Nutrition Awareness in First Year Medical Students

Internal Medicine Research – Open Journal ◽

10.31038/imroj.1000101 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Bruckner Geza

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Medical Students

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Positive effects of medical hypnosis on test anxiety in first year medical students

Innovations in Education and Teaching International ◽

10.1080/14703297.2021.1886971 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-11

Author(s):

Christian M. Hammer ◽

Michael Scholz ◽

Larissa Bischofsberger ◽

Alexander Hammer ◽

Benedikt Kleinsasser ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Test Anxiety ◽

First Year ◽

Positive Effects ◽

First Year Medical Students

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Variation in assessment of first-year medical students' interprofessional competencies by rater profession

Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice ◽

10.1016/j.xjep.2021.100424 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 ◽

pp. 100424

Author(s):

Joseph B. House ◽

Lynze R. Franko ◽

Fatema Haque ◽

James A. Cranford ◽

Sally A. Santen

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Medical Students ◽

Interprofessional Competencies

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Are Future Doctors Prepared to Address Patients’ Nutritional Needs? Cooking and Nutritional Knowledge and Habits in Medical Students

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine ◽

10.1177/15598276211018165 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 155982762110181

Author(s):

Sam Sugimoto ◽

Drew Recker ◽

Elizabeth E. Halvorson ◽

Joseph A. Skelton

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Prior Knowledge ◽

The United States ◽

First Year ◽

Nutritional Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nutritional Needs ◽

Second Year ◽

First Year Medical Students

Background. Many diseases are linked to lifestyle in the United States, yet physicians receive little training in nutrition. Medical students’ prior knowledge of nutrition and cooking is unknown. Objective. To determine incoming medical students’ prior nutrition knowledge, culinary skills, and nutrition habits. Methods. A dual-methods study of first-year medical students. Cross-sectional survey assessing prior knowledge, self-efficacy, and previous education of cooking and nutrition. Interviews of second-year medical students explored cooking and nutrition in greater depth. Results. A total of 142 first-year medical students participated; 16% had taken a nutrition course, with majority (66%) learning outside classroom settings. Students had a mean score of 87% on the Nutritional Knowledge Questionnaire versus comparison group (64.9%). Mean cooking and food skills score were lower than comparison scores. Overall, students did not meet guidelines for fiber, fruit, vegetables, and whole grains. Interviews with second-year students revealed most learned to cook from their families; all believed it important for physicians to have this knowledge. Conclusions. Medical students were knowledgeable about nutrition, but typically self-taught. They were not as confident or skilled in cooking, and mostly learned from their family. They expressed interest in learning more about nutrition and cooking.

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A Qualitative Study of First-year Medical Students : Why do students want to become physicians? What kind of physicians do they want to become?

General Medicine ◽

10.14442/general2000.7.39 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 39-44

Author(s):

Yasushi Miyata ◽

Hajime Higashi ◽

Wari Yamamoto

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Qualitative Study ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Medical Students

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The medical career choice motivations — Results from a Hungarian study

Open Medicine ◽

10.2478/s11536-011-0034-0 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 502-509 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Edmond Girasek ◽

Regina Molnár ◽

Edit Eke ◽

Miklós Szócska

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Career Choice ◽

Medical Profession ◽

Medical Doctor ◽

First Year ◽

First Year Students ◽

Economic Changes ◽

Traditional Health ◽

Medical Career ◽

First Year Medical Students

AbstractSome decades ago being a medical doctor was characterized unambiguously as a profession that offers help and serves the patients’ needs during medical treatment. In today’s society, this image of the medical profession has been substantially changed. The present paper aims to examine medical career choice motivations and preferences of choosing speciality, in the light of current social and economic changes in Hungary. The study was carried out by using a voluntary, self-administrated, questionnaire among first-year medical students and resident doctors in four medical faculties in Hungary. The career choice motivations of the first-year medical students and resident doctors are similar and match to the traditional health profession career choice motivations. Nevertheless the first-year students consider high income as one of the most important factors. They appear more conscious and more ambitious regarding their future speciality choice. The Hungarian health care system and medical education must be prepared for the presence of students that are aware of the high market value of a medical diploma, have excellent language skills, and consider migration as one main factor in their motivation when choosing a medical profession.

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