Medical students are well placed to promote health

Empowering undergraduate students to pioneer public health education: a call for action

“…promoting health behaviours through undergraduate medical students has previously been discussed within the context of clinical environments. 6 However, this represents a relatively narrow window of opportunity and does not fully realise the potential of undergraduate students. in 2016, a novel initiative was developed to empower undergraduate students to learn and deliver public health education.…”

Medical students as human resources for health to promote effective physician–patient communication

“…In their report, King and colleagues described key contributions of medical students in clinical practice, 1 such as completing medical histories, identifying negative health behaviors, and educating patients to adopt safer lifestyles, which guide health promotion and disease prevention priorities. By observing the equilibrium of art and science during physician-patient communication, medical students can elicit more in-depth information of patients' narratives (stories), and hence, establish rapport and overall confidence with patients.…”

“…re: Medical students are well placed to proMote health Dear editor, Medical students are indeed well placed to promote health as the article titled 'Medical students are well placed to promote health' in the May 2018 issue of Perspectives in Public Health discussed. 1 this has been something not only on our agenda at King's College London medical curriculum but increasingly in other core medical curricula for over a decade. [2][3][4] It does, however, require focused teaching and preparation, assessment, and evaluation.…”

RE: Medical students are well placed to promote health

“…Medical students are indeed well placed to promote health as the article titled ‘Medical students are well placed to promote health’ in the May 2018 issue of Perspectives in Public Health discussed. 1…”