Student-faculty co-creation of experiential learning in health systems science.
Med Teach
; 44(3): 328-333, 2022 03.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1500839
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Health Systems Science (HSS) teaches students critical skills to navigate complex health systems, yet medical schools often find it difficult to integrate into their curriculum due to limited time and student disinterest. Co-developing content with students and teaching through appropriate experiential learning can improve student engagement in HSS coursework.METHODS:
Medical students and faculty co-developed a patient outreach initiative during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and integrated that experience into a new experiential HSS elective beginning May 2020. Students called patients identified as high-risk for adverse health outcomes and followed a script to connect patients to healthcare and social services. Subsequently, this initiative was integrated into the required third-year primary care clerkship.RESULTS:
A total of 255 students participated in HSS experiential learning through the elective and clerkship from May 2020 through July 2021. Students reached 3,212 patients, encountering a breadth of medical, social, and health systems issues; navigated the EMR; engaged interdisciplinary professionals; and proposed opportunities for health systems improvement. DISCUSSION ANDCONCLUSION:
This educational intervention demonstrated the opportunity to partner with student-led initiatives, coproducing meaningful educational experiences for the learners within the confines of a busy medical curriculum.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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Clinical Clerkship
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Med Teach
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0142159x.2021.1994936
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