Medical student perceptions of working in clinical environments during the COVID-19 pandemic

Park, Jay J

doi:10.7189/jogh.10.020380

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“…This cohort functioned in dual educational and clinical roles, educating their colleagues and the wider community on the basic science of the pandemic and also staffing certain clinical positions in low-risk COVID-19 screening and PPE distribution. 11 …”

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Medical Student Involvement in Disasters: How Can We Effectively Serve?

2021

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During disasters, the roles of physicians, nurses, and ancillary medical staff are defined by their individual certifications, whereas the roles of medical students remain less clear. Medical students are unlicensed physicians-in-training, with variable degrees of skill and knowledge, and thus, their involvement in disaster response has historically varied. In light of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, many junior students were asked to remove themselves from the hospital setting, whereas some senior students graduated early to join the physician workforce. In this article, the authors will examine the psychosocial benefits and consequences of medical student involvement in prior disasters and developing attitudes in light of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. We conclude by offering our thoughts on medical student involvement in future disasters.

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Medical Student Involvement in Disasters: How Can We Effectively Serve?

2021

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“…In addition, instructions regarding the appropriate use of protective equipment are also required. Most people in this study (80.6%, n=166) reported that medical schools had taken measures to reduce their risk of exposure to the virus [16]. Our study found that good prevention and control measures, adequate protective equipment, reasonable pandemic management and prevention and control training are mutually reinforcing.…”

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Investigation of the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Students’ Occupational Identity

2022

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Phenomenon: The COVID-19 pandemic has created great challenges for the mental health and professional identity formation of medical students in the clinic. We hope to identify the factors involved in clinical medical students' mental health and professional identity formation in the COVID-19 pandemic. Approach: We conducted a survey of professional master degree of clinical medicine students, who were enrolled in standardized residency training. The survey specifically focused on anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic and prevention, control, training and management measures in clinical work as well as medical students' professional identity formation during the pandemic. Findings: The pandemic had a negative impact on students' mental health. Appropriate prevention, control, training and management measures for the COVID-19 pandemic in clinical work could improve medical students' professional identity formation. The medical staff involved in anti-pandemic efforts were positive role models for medical students' professional identity formation in medical education. Insights: During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is very important to give support to students, especially those involved in clinical work, for their mental health. In addition, we should take appropriate measures for medical students' safety and to improve their professional identity formation. The medical staff involved in anti-pandemic efforts would be good role models for medical students and would contribute greatly to the formation of medical students' altruism and professional identity in medical education.

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“…The disruption to clinical teaching may also relate to their greater feelings of unpreparedness and concerns about securing housemanship positions, indicating a lowered sense of competency and to some degree of autonomy [15,21,58]. However, clinical students generally supported participation in clinical postings during the COVID-19 pandemic, and though some safety concerns or the ability to communicate their concerns were evident, this suggests that any reductions in motivation did not undermine the desire to contribute [59]. Different in experiences of pre-clinical and clinical students are expected, so characterizing them is useful to identify the specific needs of each group.…”

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Mental health and self-determination profiles of the diverse population of medical students in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Introduction Medical schools throughout the world were forced to modify their programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Malaysia, virtual learning plans were implemented for non-clinical programming, while clinical posting modifications were designed to meet local SOPs. The prolonged enforcement of these modifications to undergraduate medical education will have affected student experiences, including well-being. Since these feelings can relate to perceived relatedness, autonomy, and competence, it is important to identify any potential factors that may lead to reduced intrinsic motivation in students. It is also important to consider how demographic features may contribute to student perspectives, which can be studied using the unique diversity represented by Malaysian students. Methods A quantitative survey was distributed to Malaysian medical students to assess their overall wellbeing, autonomy in educational decision making, student experiences, and position on changes to graduation timing. Intrinsic components were identified using Principal Component Analysis and were aligned with the three needs for self-determination, namely relatedness, autonomy, and competence. Finally, trends in responses for participants from various sub-populations were assessed using ANOVA testing. Results Responses were collected from 442 students representing 23 accredited Malaysian medical schools. Upon validation and reliability testing, eight components were identified with themes relating to: mental health, social concerns, communication, timing of modifications, depth of learning, and student-centred learning. Of these, gender was related to mental health, student-centred learning, and delayed graduation, while stage was related to student-centred learning and delayed graduation in addition to concerns about depth of learning and timing of modifications. Interestingly, ethnicity was related to differences in opinions about delayed graduation and income was related to social concerns. Conclusion The results of this study indicate that, while students were satisfied in general with the content and delivery of their programmes given the circumstances, there is evidence to suggest negative effects on emotional wellbeing and expression of student voice, due to the modifications that were made. Additionally, these feelings related to the three motivational needs, suggesting that students were experiencing a dampened motivational profile during the pandemic. Further, motivational profiles were distinct between student sub-groups, providing insight for developing appropriate and inclusive accommodations moving forward.

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Medical student perceptions of working in clinical environments during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 8 publications

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Medical Student Involvement in Disasters: How Can We Effectively Serve?

Medical Student Involvement in Disasters: How Can We Effectively Serve?

Investigation of the Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Medical Students’ Occupational Identity

Mental health and self-determination profiles of the diverse population of medical students in Malaysia during the COVID-19 pandemic

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