(L)earning: Exploring the value of paid roles for medical students

Author:

Callaghan Jonathan P.1ORCID,Freimane Katrina Z.1ORCID,Kearney Grainne P.1ORCID,Hart Nigel D.1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Centre for Medical Education Queen's University Belfast Belfast UK

Abstract

AbstractBackgroundThe Medical Student Technician (MST) role is a paid position established in Northern Ireland in 2020. The Experience‐Based Learning (ExBL) model is a contemporary medical education pedagogy advocating supported participation to develop capabilities important for doctors‐to‐be. In this study, we used the ExBL model to explore the experiences of MSTs and how the role contributed to students' professional development and preparedness for practice.MethodsA convenience sampling strategy was used to recruit a total of 17 MSTs in three focus groups. Semi‐structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using the ExBL model as a framework. Transcripts were independently analysed and coded by two investigators and discrepancies resolved with the remaining investigators.ResultsThe MST experiences reflected the various components of the ExBL model. Students valued earning a salary; however, what students earned transcended the financial reward alone. This professional role enabled students to meaningfully contribute to patient care and have authentic interactions with patients and staff. This fostered a sense of feeling valued and increased self‐efficacy amongst MSTs, helping them acquire various practical, intellectual and affective capabilities and subsequently demonstrate an increased confidence in their identities as future doctors.ConclusionPaid clinical roles for medical students could present useful adjuncts to traditional clinical placements, benefiting both students and potentially healthcare systems. The practice‐based learning experiences described appear to be underpinned by a novel social context where students can add value, be and feel valued and gain valuable capabilities that better prepare them for starting work as a doctor.

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Review and Exam Preparation,General Medicine

Reference28 articles.

1. Medical Schools Council.Statement of expectation: medical student volunteers in the NHS 2020[updated 24/03/2020. Available from:https://www.medschools.ac.uk/media/2622/statement‐of‐expectation‐medical‐student‐volunteers‐in‐the‐nhs.pdf

2. So you want to be a medical student technician?;Freimane KZ;Ulster Med J,2021

3. Employment of medical and physician associate students in an NHS trust during the COVID-19 pandemic

4. A review of the clinical assistant workforce at a district general hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic

5. How prepared are UK medical graduates for practice? A rapid review of the literature 2009–2014

Cited by 2 articles. 订阅此论文施引文献 订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献

同舟云学术

1.学者识别学者识别

2.学术分析学术分析

3.人才评估人才评估

"同舟云学术"是以全球学者为主线,采集、加工和组织学术论文而形成的新型学术文献查询和分析系统,可以对全球学者进行文献检索和人才价值评估。用户可以通过关注某些学科领域的顶尖人物而持续追踪该领域的学科进展和研究前沿。经过近期的数据扩容,当前同舟云学术共收录了国内外主流学术期刊6万余种,收集的期刊论文及会议论文总量共计约1.5亿篇,并以每天添加12000余篇中外论文的速度递增。我们也可以为用户提供个性化、定制化的学者数据。欢迎来电咨询!咨询电话:010-8811{复制后删除}0370

www.globalauthorid.com

TOP

Copyright © 2019-2024 北京同舟云网络信息技术有限公司
京公网安备11010802033243号  京ICP备18003416号-3