Longitudinal assessment of a Dental and Medical Student Service program in Appalachia: Successes and lessons learned

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
April Vestal ◽  
Fotinos Panagakos ◽  
Treah Haggerty ◽  
Ashley Brianna Sheppard
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Longitudinal Assessment ◽  
Service Program ◽  
Student Service

scholarly journals Development of a Positive Psychology Program (LAVENDER) for Preserving Medical Student Well-being: A Single-Arm Pilot Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 216495612098848
Author(s):  
Elaine O Cheung ◽  
Ian Kwok ◽  
Allison B Ludwig ◽  
William Burton ◽  
Xinzi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Positive Emotion ◽  
Albert Einstein College ◽  
Albert Einstein ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Psychology Program

Background Mental health tends to worsen over the course of medical school, with steep declines in well-being in students’ clerkship year (M3). Positive emotion promotes adaptive coping to stress and may help preserve medical student well-being. Objective This study describes the development of LAVENDER (Leveraging Affect and Valuing Empathy for Nurturing Doctors’ Emotional Resilience), a program aimed at increasing positive emotion to preserve well-being in medical students. Methods We conducted a single-arm pilot of LAVENDER, a positive psychology intervention developed for medical students delivered in an interactive classroom format to a cohort of 157 third-year medical students at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Our primary outcome was the acceptability of LAVENDER. We also examined preliminary efficacy using measures of emotion, stress and burnout collected at each intervention session. Results LAVENDER showed good acceptability: 76% of participants agreed that the LAVENDER skills were useful and 72% agreed that they would recommend the LAVENDER program to others. Qualitative feedback suggested that medical students enjoyed the program and found the skills to be useful for coping with stress, but also reported the following barriers to engagement: lack of time to practice the skills, resistance to the mandatory nature of the wellness sessions, and difficulty integrating the skills in daily life. We did not find support for the preliminary efficacy of LAVENDER for improving medical student well-being in students’ clerkship year. Participants showed decreases in positive emotion and increases in symptoms of burnout over the intervention period ( ps < .01). Conclusion The current paper describes the development and a single-arm pilot test of LAVENDER, a positive psychology program tailored for medical students. Although we found preliminary evidence for the acceptability of LAVENDER, we did not find support for the preliminary efficacy. Lessons learned and next steps for the program are discussed.

Lessons Learned From the VCU School of Medicine Latino Medical Student Association: A Roadmap for Increasing Diversity in Medical School

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 98-106
Author(s):  
Adrian Diaz ◽  
Margarita Corredor ◽  
Donna Jackson ◽  
Michelle Whitehurst-Cook ◽  
Jerome F. Strauss
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Hispanic Students ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Virginia Commonwealth University ◽  
Student Association

The emphasis on increasing diversity within medical schools is not a new trend. At Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, we made a concerted effort to increase the percentage of Hispanic students in each incoming class. In this article, we highlight the experiences, actions, and lessons learned from key stakeholders. We conclude with a set of recommendations for medical school administrators and students who also seek to increase diversity in their enrollment.

scholarly journals Medical student engagement during COVID‐19: Lessons learned and areas for improvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-118
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Klasen ◽  
Andrea Meienberg ◽  
Bryce J. M. Bogie
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Lessons Learned

A Multicenter Qualitative Analysis of Medical Student Narratives After a Palliative Care Elective

2020 ◽  
pp. 104990912097156
Author(s):  
Alana Sagin ◽  
Matthew S. Ellman ◽  
Ruhi R. Shariff ◽  
Christopher A. Jones ◽  
Kate Tindall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Academic Medical ◽  
Patient’S Experience ◽  
Fourth Year Medical Students

Background: The medical student experience of a clinical elective in palliative care (PC) remains understudied. Reflective narrative interventions can help students hone narrative competency skills, make sense of their clinical experiences and shed light on their perception of the rotation. Objectives: To evaluate medical student written reflections after a PC clinical elective. Design: Students were asked to write a short reflective essay after PC clinical electives using open-ended writing prompts. Setting: Essays were collected from third and fourth-year medical students after completion of a PC elective at three geographically diverse academic medical centers in the United States. Measurements: Essays were coded for themes using a conventional content qualitative method of analysis. Results: Thirty-four essays were analyzed and four major themes emerged: reflection on the mission of medicine or motivation for being in medicine, reflection on professional skills or lessons learned, reflection on patient’s experience and personal responses to PC rotation. Sub-themes were also identified. Conclusions: Themes underscore the utility of the PC clinical elective as a meaningful experience that imparts useful skills, builds empathy, reminds students of their own motivations for being in medicine and serves as a catalyst for reflection on their own lives and relationships with their patients. Awareness of medical students’ personal and emotional responses to a PC elective can help inform educators as they support their students and provide opportunities for reflection and education.

Lessons Learned: A “Homeless Shelter Intervention” by a Medical Student

2012 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmin Owusu ◽  
Mark Kunik ◽  
John Coverdale ◽  
Asim Shah ◽  
Annelle Primm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Homeless Shelter
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