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[Learning clinical skills].

Ingeborg Ulla Netterstrøm1, Peter Gjersøe, Knut Aspegren

  • 1Københavns Universitet, Paedagogisk Udviklingscenter Sundhedsvidenskab (PUCS). Ingeborg.n@pucs.ku.dk

Ugeskrift for Laeger
|October 9, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Medical students often act as observers, not active participants, during clinical stays. Optimizing their learning environment requires integrating them into a working partnership to enhance practical and personal skill development.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Clinical Learning Environments
  • Qualitative Research

Context:

  • Analysis of the learning environment for medical students during their clinical ward rotations.
  • Identification of challenges in optimizing the student learning experience within hospital wards.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the medical student learning environment in a ward setting.
  • To propose and evaluate specific suggestions for optimizing students' clinical stays.
  • To understand the integration of students into ward activities and their impact on skill acquisition.

Summary:

  • Medical students are frequently positioned as observers rather than active participants during ward rotations.
  • This passive role risks diminishing the acquisition of essential practical, decision-making, and pressure-handling skills.
  • Both students and staff agree on the goal of a collaborative working partnership for optimal learning.

Impact:

  • Highlights the gap between intended learning outcomes and the reality of student participation in clinical settings.
  • Underscores the difficulty in changing established routines within medical educational culture.
  • Raises critical questions about establishing new routines for effective medical training.

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