Establishing a student-run free clinic in a major city in Northern Europe: a 1-year experience from Hamburg, Germany

Drexler, Richard; Fröschle, Felix; Predel, Christopher; Sturm, Berit; Ustorf, Klara; Lehner, Louisa; Janzen, Jara; Valentin, Lisa; Scheer, Tristan; Lehnert, Franziska; Tadžić, Refmir; Oldhafer, Karl J.; Meyer, Tobias

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“…The pandemic has given rise to student-led free clinics to be integrated into the medical school curriculum in countries such as Australia, Canada, United States, and Germany where students participated in the provision of health care for underserved populations [ 9 , 10 ]. Asklepios Medical School maintained this system by recruiting one licensed health care professional for supervising and educating three students per session as a team [ 9 ]. Students had to complete an extensive training program before joining such team.…”

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Volunteering and social engagement of medical students in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lee¹,

Ha²,

Park³

2021

Korean J Med Educ

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Volunteering and social engagement of medical students in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic

Lee¹,

Ha²,

Park³

2021

Korean J Med Educ

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“…The Student-Run Free Clinics (SRFC), defined as an initiative where medical students practice real-life history taking, physical exam performing, and clinical decision-making under the supervision of medical faculty in an outpatient setting, are one way to meet these recommendations [ 3 ]. The SRFC constitute a prevalent clinical experience among US and Canadian medical schools, and a growing phenomenon internationally [ 4 , 5 ]. According to a recent study, 106 of the 141 US Association of American Medical Colleges-accredited schools operated 208 SRFC [ 6 ].…”

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Student-run free clinic volunteers: who they are and what we can learn from them

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Background Initiatives employing medical students’ volunteerism and idealism, such as the Student-Run Free Clinics (SRFC) program, are prevalent in US medical schools. Many studies evaluated various aspects of volunteering, sometimes resulting in conflicting evidence. This study simultaneously sought to identify the characteristics of volunteers vs. non-volunteers, and to characterize the volunteers’ perception of the SRFC. Methods We administered a survey to the Long School of Medicine (LSOM) Class of 2018 before their third year of medical school. The authors compared and contrasted the findings of the SRFC volunteers with their non-volunteering counterparts by analyzing their demographics, volunteering history, academic performance, and clinical skills. The volunteers were also asked about their SRFC experiences. Results While most volunteers were female (62 %) and non-traditional students (67 %), the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.15 and p = 0.38, respectively). Additionally, there were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in measures of academic performance (p = 0.25). Most of the volunteers learned about the SRFC program prior to starting medical school. Further, while SRFC volunteers were more likely to engage in additional local volunteering initiatives, the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.03, prespecified α= 0.006). Importantly, volunteers agreed/strongly agreed that SRFC volunteering emphasized aspects that were missing or underemphasized in the formal medical school curriculum. Conclusions Medical students’ age, gender, undergraduate major, and non-traditional status were not statistically different between volunteers vs. non-volunteers. However, there may be tendencies for volunteers to be female, non-traditional, and locally engaged. Further, the timing of knowledge of the SRFC program may not affect student involvement in the SRFC, either. Most importantly, however, while volunteering does not affect the students’ academic performance, it may provide improvements in clinical competencies.

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“… 5 , 18 , 22 , 29 , 35 , 73 However, this contribution to community often overlapped with either addressing an identified need for service and/or the acquisition of competencies that were reflected in goals or guiding principles of the student-run initiative. 5 , 22 , 35 , 45 …”

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“…In many instances student-run community-based initiatives have been initiated by students to volunteer their services in communities of need or to gain experience in their area of interest, 1 - 3 while in other situations student-run initiatives have been adopted or initiated by academic institutions to provide clinical placements for students and offer specific learning opportunities such as social accountability and interprofessional practice. 4 - 8 Through our foundational work to develop a formal innovative educational program for students in pre-licensure health disciplines that will integrate experiential learning, interprofessional practice and health service delivery in a community setting, we found much relevant information from the literature on student-run health initiatives that could inform the design of such a program. However, we noted there were many concepts used interchangeably with the root term student-run , such as student-led and student-operated .…”

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Understanding Student-Run Health Initiatives in the Context of Community-Based Services: A Concept Analysis and Proposed Definitions

Nagel

Naccarato

Philip

et al. 2022

J Prim Care Community Health

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Background: Student-run health initiatives in the community setting have been utilized to provide practical experience for undergraduate students to develop professional competencies, gain exposure to diverse populations, and to engage in activities of social accountability. There is much literature on student-run health initiatives; however, there is no consensus on a definition of this concept or a comprehensive synthesis of the literature that describes student-run health initiatives offered by students in pre-licensure healthcare education programs. Purpose: To provide a concept analysis of, and propose a definition for, student-run health initiatives that provide community-based services for students during pre-licensure health discipline education. Methods: A systematic literature search and review process was used to identify and synthesize peer-reviewed articles from 7 academic databases covering a range of pre-licensure health disciplines and education. Walker and Avant’s framework for concept analysis was used to guide exploration of attributes, antecedents and consequences of student-run initiatives, and to inform development of a definition for this concept. Results: The review yielded 222 articles for data extraction and represented 17 distinct pre-licensure health disciplines, 18 health-related disciplines, and a range of other baccalaureate and graduate programs. Our analysis revealed 16 definitions, 5 attributes, 6 antecedents, and consequences identified for student-run health initiatives. Attributes were Provision of Service, Service is Free, Target Clientele, Volunteerism, and Student Governance. Antecedents included Purpose/Rationale, Affiliation with Academic Unit, Location and Partnerships, Funding and Resources, Professional Oversight, and Preparation for Student Role. Consequences were improved access to services and outcomes for clients; competency development, personal gains and interprofessional learning for students; and positive outcomes for broader systems, such as decrease of service utilization and cost/benefit. Conclusions: There was no clear conceptual definition for student-run health initiatives, but many defining characteristics and well-described exemplars in the literature. Given the variations in purpose and scope of these initiatives, particularly to distinguish degree of students’ roles in operations and the involvement of academic institutions, we propose 3 distinct conceptual definitions: student-run, student-led, and student-infused health initiatives.

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Establishing a student-run free clinic in a major city in Northern Europe: a 1-year experience from Hamburg, Germany

Cited by 8 publications

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Volunteering and social engagement of medical students in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic

Volunteering and social engagement of medical students in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic

Student-run free clinic volunteers: who they are and what we can learn from them

Understanding Student-Run Health Initiatives in the Context of Community-Based Services: A Concept Analysis and Proposed Definitions

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