scholarly journals Animating Primary Hemostasis for Medical Student Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn Lockhart ◽  
Michael Corrin ◽  
Paula James ◽  
Ric Lowe ◽  
Jodie Jenkinson
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
American Medical ◽  
North American ◽  
Medical Student Education ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Primary Hemostasis ◽  
The Us ◽  
Psychological Processing

Physicians have difficulty recognizing and diagnosing disorders of primary hemostasis. The root of this may lie in their education, where students are often taught hemostasis using static graphics. We aimed to create a didactic animation on primary hemostasis for medical students to be used in North American medical schools. To promote widespread use of the animation, we surveyed hemostasis educators from Canada and the US on the animation’s learning objectives. The animation’s script and storyboard were developed using the Animation Processing Model (APM), a psychological processing model that addresses the perceptual limitations of learners. This animation is the first biomedical animation to use the APM in its design. Furthermore, this is the first didactic hemostasis animation which sought peer consensus for its learning objectives.

scholarly journals The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Final Year Medical Students in the United Kingdom: A National Survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Byung Choi ◽  
Lavandan Jegatheeswaran ◽  
Amal Minocha ◽  
Michel Alhilani ◽  
Ernest Mutengesa
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Medical Student Education ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Health Measures ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Abstract BACKGROUND The COVID-19 global pandemic has resulted in unprecedented public health measures. This has impacted the UK education sector with many universities halting campus-based teaching and examinations. The aim of this study is to identify the impact of COVID-19 on final year medical student examinations and placements and how it might impact on confidence going into foundation training. METHODS An anonymous, self-administered survey of final year medical students from 33 UK medical schools. RESULTS 441 students from 32 out of the 33 UK medical schools responded. 38% of respondents had their final OSCEs cancelled while 47% had already completed their final OSCEs before restrictions. 50% of assistantship placements were postponed while 77% of electives were cancelled. Respondents feel less confident entering FY1 as a result, but the majority agree that the measures taken to amend their curricula were necessary. Respondents also agree that assisting in hospital during the outbreak would be a valuable learning opportunity. CONCLUSIONS The impact on medical student education has been significant. The majority feel less prepared for FY1 but understand the necessity of these measures. Despite this, many are willing to assist in hospitals earlier than expected.

scholarly journals American Medical Student Perceptions of the Online Learning Environment, their Quality of Life, and the School of Medicine’s Response During COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric W. Villanueva ◽  
Hannah Meissner ◽  
Ryan W. Walters
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Learning Environment ◽  
American Medical ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Online Learning Environment

Abstract Purpose: Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, American medical schools made swift changes to clinical education based on guidelines provided by the Association of American Medical Colleges. We collected medical student perceptions of the online learning environment, quality of life (QoL), and the pandemic response by their School of Medicine (SoM). The purpose of this study was to provide suggestions to inform medical schools’ response during the continuation of this pandemic and the next.Methods: Between April 29, 2020 and May 16, 2020, the authors distributed a 60-item questionnaire that assessed demographics, learning environment, QoL, and the SoM response. Likert-type items were analyzed on an item-by-item basis, whereas themes were identified for open-ended questions.Results: A total of 330 medical students (of 632; 52.2%) responded. Those who responded had positive perceptions of the online learning environment with moderate QoL disruptions to concentration and sleep. Although most students perceived being able to contribute meaningfully to the healthcare setting, they viewed themselves as underutilized. Three themes encapsulated both positive and negative perceptions of the SoM’s response—communication, learning environment, and empathy and support.Conclusion: These findings provide insight into medical student perceptions of their learning environment and QoL as they acclimated to changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Results can help inform a SoM’s response during the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as during future pandemics or crises. Follow‐up surveys of medical students at multiple institutions across the United States and abroad will be essential to better characterize student perceptions.

scholarly journals Video in situ simulation for medical student education during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Bilic ◽  
Alim Nagji ◽  
Erich Hanel
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Small Groups ◽  
Medical Student Education ◽  
Simple Design ◽  
In Situ Simulation ◽  
Student Education

Implication statement The COVID-19 pandemic has limited in-person experiences for medical students, especially in situations involving aerosol-generating procedures. We designed a video in situ simulation to orient students to critical steps in COVID-19 intubation algorithms. Small groups of students were paired virtually with facilitators (faculty and residents) and watched a video of an in situ simulation of emergency staff performing a protected intubation, with discussion points appearing on screen at discrete times. The simple design drives engagement, discussion and allows for scheduling flexibility with no risk to the learners. It can be adapted to several different scenarios or levels of training.

‘This Feminine Invasion of Medicine’: Women in Irish Medical Schools, c.1880–1945

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
The Other ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Social Sphere ◽  
Irish Medical ◽  
Experiences Of Women

This chapter examines the experiences of women who studied at Irish medical schools and hospitals from the 1880s to 1940s. Previous research has suggested that the first generation of female medical students at Irish institutions had largely positive educational experiences and were treated in a paternalistic and supportive manner by their professors and fellow students, in contrast with their counterparts in Britain. However, in spite of this, it is clear that Victorian arguments against women studying medicine prevailed. In the student press, female medical students were presented as the ‘other’ and characterised as studious, bookish, cold, defeminised or alternately as obsessed or unconcerned with their appearances. It is clear, that although women and men were largely educated together for all subjects, with the exception of anatomy dissections, that women occupied a separate social sphere from the male students. Drawing on student magazines, Irish doctors’ memoirs, newspapers and the minute books of medical student societies, this chapter evaluates attitudes to women studying medicine and the educational and extra-curricular experiences of these women and how they fitted in within a very masculine sphere. In addition, this chapter will also explore women’s day-to-day student lives and the challenges they faced in pursuit of their education.

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