Preparing Students for a More Public Health–Aware Market in Response to COVID-19

Brisolara, Kari Fitzmorris; Smith, Dean G.

doi:10.5888/pcd17.200251

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“…Survey questions were developed by a team consisting of 3 medical students, 3 psychiatric residents, and 3 psychiatric professors. We reviewed the previous literature [4,9,10], and developed questions to explore the attitudes of medical students about their role during the current pandemic and medical education in the 'new normal'. The online survey was designed for evaluating how medical students think about 1) the roles of medical students in the pandemic era, 2) medical education in the 'new normal', and 3) the impact of COVID-19 on medical students.…”

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The Attitudes of Medical Students for Their Roles and Social Accountability in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

Hong¹,

Jung²,

Park³

et al. 2020

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IntroductionIn this study, we aimed to explore the attitude of medical students toward their roles and social accountability in this pandemic era. An online survey asked questions covering the topics of 1) the role of medical students in the pandemic era; 2) Medical education in the ‘new normal,’ and 3) the impact of COVID-19 on medical students. MethodsThe online survey, developed by a team consisting of 3 medical students, 3 psychiatric residents, and 3 psychiatric professors, was distributed to medical students, graduates, and professors in a single South Korean medical school. Anxiety symptom rating scales, including the Stress and Anxiety to Viral Epidemic - 6 (SAVE-6) scale and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7) scale, were also applied to measure participant anxiety level.ResultsAll of the 213 medical students, 180 graduates, and 181 professors that participated in this online survey were at the same medical school. Medical students indicated their willingness to join the healthcare response to the COVID-19 pandemic if requested; however, graduates and professors recommended that medical students continue their medical school curriculum rather than join the response. In the new normal era, medical education was considered to be changed appropriately. Moreover, adequate knowledge of COVID-19 infection and spread must be considered for the continuation of clinical clerkships during the pandemic. Overall, medical students who indicated anxiety about treating possible or confirmed cases rated higher on the SAVE-6 scale. Finally, medical students who reported that COVID-19 had an influence on their studies and daily life rated higher on the general anxiety scale (GAD-7). ConclusionSocial accountability is an important issue for medical students in the pandemic era. At the same time, cultivating professionalism is also important for the readiness for the future healthcare responses.

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The Attitudes of Medical Students for Their Roles and Social Accountability in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

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Jung²,

Park³

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“…Worldwide public health education and training are rendered as structured, university-a liated transdisciplinary programmes to systematically nurture the talents and skills of the diversi ed pool of public health workforce in various countries (12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18). The governments, global health experts and public are cognizant of the eld of public health and the role of the diverse health workforce in resilient health systems addressing the pandemic (19)(20)(21)(22)(23). The public health professional has been de ned broadly as "professionals of any discipline working in any aspect of the eld of public health, including in government and non-government sectors, on a full-time or part-time basis to improve health through a population focus" (1).…”

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“…Historically, public health has evolved as a multidisciplinary profession that exhibits organised collective efforts across multi-sectoral environments traced back to human civilisations' through purposeful construction of unique drinking water supplies and sewage drainage systems (24). The necessity of "Public Health Workforce" and the need for diverse, dedicated, competent public health professionals had never been felt so more critical across the globe than during the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID- 19) crisis (25)(26)(27). With the emergence and resurgence of zoonotic diseases, anti-microbial resistance, and multi-factorial chronic diseases, the "one health" approach has gained global importance (28).…”

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Transdisciplinarity of India's Master's Level Public Health Programmes: Evidence from Admission Criteria of the Programmes Offered Since 1995

Ilangovan¹,

Muthappan²,

Govindarajan³

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Background In Indian subcontinent, Master's level public health (MPH) programmes attract graduates of diverse academic disciplines from health and non-health sciences alike. Considering the current and futuristic importance of the public health cadre, we described them and reviewed their transdisciplinarity status based on MPH admissibility criteria 1995 to 2021. Methods Using a search strategy, we abstracted information available in the public domain on MPH and their admissibility criteria. We classified disciplines specified for admission into Science, Social sciences and Arts, Health and Non-health categories. We described the MPH programmes by location, type of institutions, course duration, pedagogical methods, specialisations offered, and nature of admission criteria statements. We calculated descriptive statistics for eligible educational qualifications for admission to MPH programmes. Results Overall, 74 Indian institutions offered 88 MPH programmes. We included 85 for review. These programmes represent 50% increase (n = 44) from that of 2016-17. They are mostly concentrated in 21 provinces and union territories of India. These programmes stated that they admit candidates of but not limited to "graduation in any life sciences", "three-year bachelors degree in any discipline", “graduation from any Indian universities”, and "graduation in any discipline". Of the 72 institutions, 14 admit multidisciplinary academic graduates in their 16 programmes. Except three institutions from public sector, 69 provide MPH admission opportunities to multidisciplinary health and non-health academic graduates. Conclusion Our review suggests that India's MPH programmes are less transdisciplinary. India's Master's level public health programmes should transcend to be more inclusive and admit graduates of various academic educational backgrounds.

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“…Awareness of public health as a profession has indeed increased considerably during the pandemic. 1 Perhaps as a direct result, applications to public health education programs increased 20% to 30% during the pandemic. 2,3 This is certainly good news for the profession.…”

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Keeping the Public Healthy During a Global Pandemic

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2021

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Preparing Students for a More Public Health–Aware Market in Response to COVID-19

Cited by 14 publications

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The Attitudes of Medical Students for Their Roles and Social Accountability in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

The Attitudes of Medical Students for Their Roles and Social Accountability in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era

Transdisciplinarity of India's Master's Level Public Health Programmes: Evidence from Admission Criteria of the Programmes Offered Since 1995

Keeping the Public Healthy During a Global Pandemic

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