Can complementary medicine enhance doctor-patient communication skills? Insights from an international medical student project

Ortiz, Miriam; Teut, Michael; Ben‐Arye, Eran; Reshef, Alon; Kaffman, Michael; Arnon, Zahi; Stöckigt, Barbara; Bähr, V.; Meoded-Danon, L.; Brinkhaus, Benno; Schiff, Elad

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2018.10.012

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“…However, opinions seemed to differ greatly when talking about the professional happiness of doctors, which was definitely related to the high ratio of medical disputes in China (37)(38)(39). Occupational well-being is the key to maintaining the quantity and quality of new entrants (40)(41)(42), which may explain the low transformation rate from medical students to doctors in China. Our results showed that newly enrolled medical students expected too much for professional happiness, which was much higher than that in the graduated group.…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Social Responsiveness Toward Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Chinese Medical Students—Thoughts on Medical Education

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Purpose: To assess knowledge, attitudes, and social responsiveness toward COVID-19 among Chinese medical students.Methods: Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data from 889 medical students in three well-known Chinese medical universities. The questionnaire was comprised of three domains which consisted of demographic characteristic collection, seven items for knowledge, and eight items for attitudes and social responsiveness toward COVID-19. Data from different universities were lumped together and were divided into different groups to compare the differences, including (1) students at the clinical learning stage (Group A) or those at the basic-medicine stage (Group B) and (2) students who have graduated and worked (Group C) or those newly enrolled (Group D).Results: Medical students at group B had a weaker knowledge toward COVID-19 than did students at group A, especially in the question of clinical manifestations (p < 0.001). The percentage of totally correct answers of COVID-19 knowledge in group C was higher than that in Group D (p < 0.001). There were significant differences between groups C and D in the attitudes and social responsiveness toward COVID-19. Surprisingly, we found that the idea of newly enrolled medical students could be easily affected by interventions.Conclusions: In light of this information, medical education should pay attention not only to the cultivation of professional knowledge and clinical skills but also to the positive interventions to better the comprehensive qualities including communicative abilities and empathy.

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Social Responsiveness Toward Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Chinese Medical Students—Thoughts on Medical Education

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“…Medical students in clinical learning stage were found to possess a high level of clinical manifestations, accessory examinations and discharge criteria regarding Covid-19 than the ones in basic learning stage. Interestingly, we noticed that the mentalities changing from medical students to doctors were likely to drive them to learn more clinical knowledge [32,33].…”

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“…Professional happiness is the key to maintain the quantity and quality of new entrants [32,34], which may explain the low transformation rate from medical students to doctors in China. Our results showed new-enrolled medical students expected too much for professional happiness, which was much higher than that in the graduated group.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes, social responsibilities and career plans toward Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) among Chinese clinical medical students

Yang

Zheng

Fang

et al. 2020

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Purpose: To assess knowledge, attitudes and social responsibilities toward Covid-19 among Chinese clinical medical students. Method: Self-administered questionnaires were used to collect data for 889 clinical medical students from 3 well-known Chinese medical universities. The questionnaire was comprised of three domains which consisted of 7 items for knowledge, 5 items for attitudes and social responsibilities and 4 items for career planning. Results: It was found that 47.2%, 46.9% of the clinical medical students were willing to be volunteers in Hubei Province or stick to their own hospitals if they had been back to work, mainly because of responsibilities of doctors(92.7%). About 74.1% of the participants had a clear career plan for the future. 12.5% of the participants preferred several departments with the heaviest workload during the outbreak(Department of infectious disease, 1.2%; Department of respiration, 3.6%; ICU or emergency, 7.7%). Besides, students at clinical learning stage mastered better than basic learning students in the knowledge of Covid-19 especially in clinical manifestations(p < 0.001). There were significant differences between graduated and new-enrolled medical students in the attitudes of becoming a front-line doctor of Wuhan and the professional happiness of doctors(p < 0.001). Conclusions: Students at clinical learning stage mastered better than basic learning students in the knowledge of Covid-19 especially in clinical manifestations. The expectations of professional happiness and social responsibilities in new-enrolled clinical medical students were higher than those in graduated medical students which could be easily influenced and had no relation with different clinical major. Therefore, future strategies for medical education reform in China should focus on keeping the professional identity and sense of belonging of medical students.

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“…An 18-item questionnaire was developed to assess the course following a literature review of academic courses in IM in Israel and globally. [16][17][18] A group of four students who had attended an earlier elective (not online) in IM took part in the design of the study tool as well. A preliminary draft was sent to a focus group of four medical educators to refine content and improve clarity.…”

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From COVID-19 adversity comes opportunity: teaching an online integrative medicine course

Ben‐Arye

Keshet

Schiff

et al. 2021

BMJ Support Palliat Care

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BackgroundWe examine the impact of a 5-day online elective course in integrative medicine (IM) taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic, attended by 18 medical students from two faculties of medicine in Israel.MethodsThe course curriculum addressed effectiveness and safety of IM practices highlighting supportive and palliative care, demonstrated the work of integrative physicians (IPs) in designing patient-tailored treatments and taught practical skills in communication regarding IM. Group discussions were conducted via Zoom with 32 physicians, healthcare practitioners and IM practitioners working in integrative academic, community and hospital-based settings, in Israel, Italy, UK and Germany. An 18-item questionnaire examined student attitudes and perceived acquisition of skills for implementing what was learned in clinical practice. Student narratives were analysed using ATLAS.Ti software for systematic coding, identifying barriers and advantages of the online learning methodology.ResultsStudents reported a better understanding of the benefits of IM for specific outcomes (p=0.012) and of potential risks associated with these therapies (p=0.048). They also perceived the acquisition of skills related to the IM-focused history (p=0.006), learnt to identify effectiveness and safety of IM treatments (p=0.001), and internalised the referral to IPs for consultation (p=0.001). Student narratives included reflections on the tools provided during the course for assessing effectiveness and safety, enhancing communication with patients, enriching their patient-centred perspective, raising awareness of available therapeutic options, and personal and professional growth.ConclusionsOnline clinical electives in IM are feasible and can significantly increase students’ awareness and modify attitudes towards acquirement of patient-centred perspectives.

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Can complementary medicine enhance doctor-patient communication skills? Insights from an international medical student project

Cited by 9 publications

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Social Responsiveness Toward Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Chinese Medical Students—Thoughts on Medical Education

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Social Responsiveness Toward Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Among Chinese Medical Students—Thoughts on Medical Education

Knowledge, attitudes, social responsibilities and career plans toward Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) among Chinese clinical medical students

From COVID-19 adversity comes opportunity: teaching an online integrative medicine course

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