Use of interactive teaching techniques to introduce mental health training to medical schools in a resource poor setting

There is lack of studies that describe the experience of studying a health promotion course using an interactive approach and students' perceptions about this method of teaching. The purpose of this study is to describe students' experiences and perceptions about health promotion course using an interactive learning approach. A descriptive qualitative design was used among 16 undergraduate university students at a governmental university. Four main themes emerged from the data analysis including: (1) fruitfulness and satisfying experience of interactive learning, (2) interactive learning versus traditional learning, (3) barriers to interactive learning, and (4) suggestions to enhance interactive learning. Students reflected positive attitudes toward interactive learning. Interactive learning helped students to be engaged in learning process physically and cognitively. Students mentioned several advantages of learning health promotion course using interactive learning, including, enhancing understanding, sharing ideas and opinions, promoting self-esteem and self-confidence, keeping their minds active and attentive, and improving interpersonal communication. Updated and contemporary learning strategies and methods should be introduced for enhancing interactive learning courses.

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“…This approach could enhance students' performance and information retention. Similar results were found in Syed Sheriff et al (2013).…”

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confidence: 90%

“…The students achieved an average in "Objective Structured Clinical Examination" (OSCE) mark of 71%. After the course, students also strongly agreed with the statement "I now do understand more about the overlap between mental and physical health" (Syed Sheriff et al, 2013).…”

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confidence: 90%

Students' perceptions and experiences in a health promotion course using interactive learning

Natour

AlNatour

Ali

et al. 2021

Heliyon

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“…After screening for duplicates, the literature search identified a total of 83 articles for assessment. Thirty‐five articles met the eligibility criteria after screening by title and abstract, but four of these were excluded after full text review . The most common reasons for exclusion were as follows: non‐experimental reports ( n = 16), social science and/or health policy studies without study subjects from Somaliland ( n = 13), non‐human or animal studies ( n = 12), and abstracts or letters ( n = 8).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Use of a bibliometric literature review to assess medical research capacity in post‐conflict and developing countries: Somaliland 1991–2013

Boyce

Rosch

Finlayson

et al. 2015

Tropical Med Int Health

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Abstractobjectives Effective healthcare systems require high-quality research to guide evidence-based interventions and strategic planning. In low-and middle-income countries, especially those emerging from violent conflict, research capacity often lags behind other aspects of health system development.Here, we sought to bibliometrically review health-related research output in Somaliland, a postconflict self-declared, autonomous nation on the Horn of Africa, as a means of assessing research capacity.methods We reviewed articles on health-related research conducted in Somaliland between 1991 and 2013 that included a description of the experimental design, and articles were published in either a peer-reviewed journal or as part of a scholarly programme receiving formal review. We did not include policy or social science research that did not enrol or interact with subjects from Somaliland. Using online databases, all studies meeting minimum eligibility criteria were reviewed in regard to Somaliland-based co-authorship, topic of research and specific measures of quality.results A total of 37 studies were included in this review. Of these, only 19 (51%) included coauthorship by Somaliland-based researchers. Of the 21 studies reporting ethical approval, 16 (64%) received approval from the Somalia or Somaliland Ministry of Health, while five received approval from a university or national commission. More than two-thirds of published research was limited to a few areas of investigation with most (19, 51%) following basic cross-sectional study designs. The number of articles published per year increased from 0 to 1 in the years 1991-2007 to a maximum of 8 in 2013.conclusions Research activity in Somaliland is extremely limited. Investigators from high-income countries have largely directed the research agenda in Somaliland; only half of the included studies list co-authors from institutions in Somaliland. Leadership and governance of health research in Somaliland is required to define national priorities, promote scholarly activity and guide the responsible conduct of research. The methods used here to assess research capacity may be generalisable to other low-and middle-income countries and post-conflict settings to measure the impact of research capacity-building efforts.

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“…This includes teaching and examination support from UK psychiatrists to medical students who would not otherwise receive formal mental health training. KSP medical student psychiatry teaching is associated with increased knowledge and improved attitudes towards mental health [21]. The sustainability of teaching initiatives is preserved through a KSP mental health representative based in Somaliland [22].…”

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confidence: 99%

Global health partnership for student peer-to-peer psychiatry e-learning: Lessons learned

Keynejad

2016

Global Health

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BackgroundGlobal ‘twinning’ relationships between healthcare organizations and institutions in low and high-resource settings have created growing opportunities for e-health partnerships which capitalize upon expanding information technology resources worldwide. E-learning approaches to medical education are increasingly popular but remain under-investigated, whilst a new emphasis on global health teaching has coincided with university budget cuts in many high income countries.ResultsKing’s Somaliland Partnership (KSP) is a paired institutional partnership health link, supported by Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET), which works to strengthen the healthcare system and improve access to care through mutual exchange of skills, knowledge and experience between Somaliland and King’s Health Partners, UK. Aqoon, meaning knowledge in Somali, is a peer-to-peer global mental health e-learning partnership between medical students at King’s College London (KCL) and Hargeisa and Amoud Universities, Somaliland. It aims to extend the benefits of KSP’s cross-cultural and global mental health education work to medical students and has reported positive results, including improved attitudes towards psychiatry in Somaliland students.ConclusionsThe process of devising, piloting, evaluating, refining, implementing, re-evaluating and again refining the Aqoon model has identified important barriers to successful partnership. This article describes lessons learned during this process, sharing principles and recommendations for readers wishing to expand their own global health link beyond qualified clinicians, to the healthcare professionals of the future.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12992-016-0221-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Use of interactive teaching techniques to introduce mental health training to medical schools in a resource poor setting

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Students' perceptions and experiences in a health promotion course using interactive learning

Students' perceptions and experiences in a health promotion course using interactive learning

Use of a bibliometric literature review to assess medical research capacity in post‐conflict and developing countries: Somaliland 1991–2013

Global health partnership for student peer-to-peer psychiatry e-learning: Lessons learned

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