Mobilization of health professions students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Rupley, Devon M.; Grilo, Stephanie A.; Kondragunta, Shobha; Amiel, Jonathan; Matseoane-Peterssen, Dara; Catallozzi, Marina; Westhoff, Carolyn

doi:10.1016/j.semperi.2020.151276

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“…Adding to previous reviews, we found reports using telemedicine to overcome the challenges in clinical education amidst the pandemic disruption ( Table 2 ). 17 papers [ 8 , 9 , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] ] described the use of telemedicine as an educational tool mostly for clerkship rotations but three also included pre-clinical year students. Whilst telemedicine was mainly implemented in university hospitals, six programs were also executed in the community.…”

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A scoping review on adaptations of clinical education for medical students during COVID-19

Park

Shim

Lee

2021

Primary Care Diabetes

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Rapid advances in clinical education in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are taking place globally. This scoping review updated the educational strategies which could be applied by clinical educators in their practice to effectively maintain clinical attachment programs for medical students amidst public health crises. Almost all elements of clinical teaching were deliverable, whether it was online, onsite, virtual or blended, their educational effectiveness should be further examined. Increase in the number of telemedicine related publications were remarkable, and they could serve as a scalable model for future educational programs to be incorporated into the medical student curricula.

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A scoping review on adaptations of clinical education for medical students during COVID-19

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Lee

2021

Primary Care Diabetes

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“…Coupled with the absence of psychological support reported by over 60% of the respondents, this indicates that insufficient care was taken to ensure volunteers' well-being. Well-being assistance does not always require substantial institutional outlays: it can be provided by volunteers themselves, as it happened at the Columbia University in the USA ( 11 , 18 ).…”

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“…In fact, the Poznań project seems to be among the few interprofessional COVID-19 SVPs described in the latest literature, partly due to the fact that some medical schools offer only medical programmes. A large-scale multidisciplinary SVP was initiated by the Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, USA; it soon turned into a national initiative ( 11 , 18 ). The project website stresses that collaboration should be interprofessional “to promote students learning with, from, and about each other through their service” ( 34 ).…”

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“…Such models are often based on community-campus partnerships and incorporate appropriate mentoring and reflection mechanisms to support student learning. One example was the SVP at Columbia, USA, where a service-learning model was used to ensure close collaboration between students and faculty members and to bridge community needs with student learning objectives ( 11 , 18 ). The university required its student volunteers to take part in reflection and debriefing sessions ( 18 ).…”

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“…One example was the SVP at Columbia, USA, where a service-learning model was used to ensure close collaboration between students and faculty members and to bridge community needs with student learning objectives ( 11 , 18 ). The university required its student volunteers to take part in reflection and debriefing sessions ( 18 ). Aalborg University, Denmark, also decided to match the pandemic emergency with the learning objectives of undergraduate medical curriculum.…”

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Student Volunteering as a Solution for Undergraduate Health Professions Education: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chawłowska

Staszewski

Lipiak

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Front. Public Health

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many medical universities worldwide, including the Poznan University of Medical Sciences, launched student volunteering projects (SVPs). We examined our student volunteers' perceptions on the conditions, safety, costs and benefits of their participation in the SVP. Using this information, we attempted to assess the viability of SVPs as a solution for health professions education during and after the pandemic. The main research tool was a questionnaire on students' perceptions of their participation in the SVP. As a complementary qualitative method, we used semi-structured interviews with the volunteers. Our respondents (n = 158) perceived conditions and safety generally positively: most reported having personal protective equipment (89.24%), technical support (88.61%), and induction training (79.11%). Only 38.61% said they had access to psychological support. In our view, benefits (e.g., an opportunity to make new contacts or receiving positive reactions from patients and staff) seemed to outweigh costs. 65.82% of the respondents agreed that they learnt new interesting things. A majority noticed the development of their soft skills (social 86.08%; organisational 78.48%; stress management 68.99%), while 40.51% – the development of their medical skills. The interviews pointed to additional benefits for students such as gaining insight of the healthcare system, and costs such as distress caused by some patient interactions. We conclude that student volunteering could become a viable solution for health professions education. To maximise its educational potential, volunteers' needs must be explored, psychological support ensured, and opportunities for mentoring and reflection provided. The organisational framework of a SVP should be culturally sensitive.

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Motivation to Impact: Medical Student Volunteerism in the COVID 19 Pandemic

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Objective Volunteerism represents an important mechanism to promote resilience, empathy, and general well-being in medical students, a group that stands to benefit. Medical students report feelings of fatigue, burnout, exhaustion, and stress that correlates with poor academic performance, and significant decline in empathy over the 3 rd year of both MD and DO programs. Volunteer motivations have been shown to mediate participant well-being. The relationship between medical student volunteer motivations and specific outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic has not been addressed. Methods We characterized features of medical student volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, including volunteering motivation using the Volunteer Functions Inventory, the types of activities in which they participated, and the physical, psychosocial, and emotional outcomes they experienced following volunteering. Results Altruistic and humanitarian values–centric motivation predicts positive volunteering outcomes including increased resilience, ability to deal with disappointment and loss, and ability to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Values-centric motivation also increases volunteer empathy independent of educational stage. Values-centric participants were more likely to select volunteering activities with patient contact, which promotes student empathy and resilience. Conversely, career-centric motivation does not predict positive outcomes. These students are more likely to engage in research-oriented activities. Conclusions The efficacy of integrating volunteerism into medical school curricula may be limited by professional pressure that manifests as career-oriented motivation. We propose that practical integration should promote altruistic and humanitarian values–centric participant orientation to the volunteering process, which is associated with enhanced recruitment, preservation of empathy, and additional positive volunteering outcomes of interest.

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Mobilization of health professions students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 18 publications

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A scoping review on adaptations of clinical education for medical students during COVID-19

A scoping review on adaptations of clinical education for medical students during COVID-19

Student Volunteering as a Solution for Undergraduate Health Professions Education: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic

Motivation to Impact: Medical Student Volunteerism in the COVID 19 Pandemic

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