First early patient contact for medical students in Prague

Abstract

Early patient contact for medical students proved to be a good method of starting training in communication skills and for helping to understand the patient as a human being. Students evaluated highly their lecture notes and seminars for small groups as ways of preparing them for their future tasks. The attention that the medical students gave to their new subject, and their interest in continuing the seminars and visits of 'their' families, showed that the Family Placement project had a positive response.

Apprenticeship 2.0

“…Across the globe, rising medical professionals must meet core competencies, and these include patient care, professionalism and interpersonal communication skills [1]. Numerous studies have indicated that the more time students have with patients in the clinical setting, the more comfortable and better they become at such core competencies [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]. With evidence as strong as this, let us continue to 'do' more; let us give homage to the fact that medical training is an apprenticeship; and let us continue to optimize the practical application of medicine through earlier exposure to procedures through simulations, in addition to patient contact.…”

Contacto precoz con la realidad asistencial: una experiencia piloto en medicina

“…En este sentido, Johnson y Scott [30] describieron la mayor satisfacción de los estudiantes que participaron en actividades de contacto precoz con pacientes sobre sus estudios médicos que los que no las realizaron. Para otros, el contacto clínico precoz supuso una percepción de los aspectos más humanísticos de la práctica médica [20] y la concepción del paciente de forma mucho más integral [31]. Asimismo, los estudiantes consideran que la posibilidad de tener un contacto con los pacientes en los años iniciales del plan de estudios, tanto en el ámbito hospitalario como comunitario, es especialmente importante para su formación [21].…”

“…Como ha escrito Válková [31], los estudiantes aprenderán más fácilmente que el conocimiento del paciente sólo en términos físicos apenas contribuirá a eliminar todos sus problemas de salud.…”

Emergency Medicine Interest Group Curriculum: Faculty and Preclinical Student Opinions Differ in a Formal Needs Assessment

“…Students who have early contact with clinician mentors may find it easier to choose a specialty and will benefit professionally from the relationship (1). These experiences can help build confidence in communication, establish the doctorpatient relationship, and allow for practice in history and physical examination skills (2,3). Emergency Medicine Interest Groups (EMIG) can provide early clinical exposure and an introduction to the specialty with practicing emergency physician mentors.…”