Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 7, 2026
09:55
Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
Published on: September 28, 2022
The home visit experience: a medical student's perspective
Maria Hervada-Page1, Kristopher S Fayock, Randa Sifri
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107-5099, USA. maria.hervada-page@jefferson.edu
Summary
Medical students gain unique insights into patient care and the healthcare system through family medicine home visits. Reflection papers reveal shifts in understanding disease, treatment, and the broader implications of care.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Family Medicine
- Public Health
Background:
- Home care education is a unique component of medical training.
- Family medicine rotations offer distinct learning opportunities.
- Student reflections provide qualitative data on educational experiences.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze student reflections on home visits during family medicine rotations.
- To identify key themes and learning outcomes from these experiences.
- To highlight the value of home care education in medical curricula.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of student reflection papers.
- Constant comparison technique used for theme development.
- Data collected from July 2000 to June 2004.
Main Results:
- Seven major themes emerged: paradigm shifts in understanding disease, treatment misconceptions, access to care issues, a return to core medical principles, family caregiving quality, broader care implications, and controversial topics.
- Student papers illustrated the unique learning environment of home visits.
- Analysis revealed significant shifts in students' perspectives.
Conclusions:
- Home visits provide an unparalleled educational experience for medical students.
- Integrating home care education enhances understanding of patient context and healthcare delivery.
- The findings support the inclusion of home care experiences in medical school curricula.
Related Concept Videos
01:29Documentation in Long-Term and Home Healthcare Setting
Documentation in long-term care facilities and home healthcare settings is crucial for ensuring continuous, coordinated, and comprehensive care for patients. Each setting has its specific documentation processes and tools:
Long-Term Care Facilities
Long-Term Care Facilities
01:18Introduction To Health Care Delivery System
The healthcare system is constantly changing and complex. Various services are available from different healthcare providers, but gaining access to these services has become challenging for people with limited healthcare insurance. Uninsured people present a challenge to healthcare because they frequently postpone or forego treatment.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) advocates for a patient-centered, effective, safe, timely, equitable, and effective healthcare system. The National Priorities...
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) advocates for a patient-centered, effective, safe, timely, equitable, and effective healthcare system. The National Priorities...
01:13Patient-centered Care
Patient-centered care involves delivering care beyond inpatient hospitalization. Reflective practice can enhance a patient-centered approach. Reflective practice is a process of reasoning that considers all aspects of the present situation, including practicalities, learning from personal practice, and consideration of patient needs. Patients appreciate care decisions made while considering their input. Involving the patient in their care provides the patient with a sense of contribution rather...
01:21Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-I
An interdisciplinary team includes many healthcare professionals working together and utilizing their skills, knowledge, and expertise to provide holistic and quality patient care.
Physicians
The physician's primary responsibility is to diagnose illness and direct the medical or surgical treatment of the condition. The authority to admit patients to a healthcare agency or institution and practice care within that setting is granted to physicians by the healthcare agency or institution itself.
Physicians
The physician's primary responsibility is to diagnose illness and direct the medical or surgical treatment of the condition. The authority to admit patients to a healthcare agency or institution and practice care within that setting is granted to physicians by the healthcare agency or institution itself.
01:18Interdisciplinary Care: The Health Care Team-II
An interdisciplinary team includes many healthcare professionals working together and utilizing their skills, knowledge, and expertise to provide holistic and quality patient care. Here are a few more healthcare professionals.
Physical Therapist
A physical therapist (PT) aims to restore function or prevent additional impairment in a patient following an injury or disease. Massage, heat, cold, water, sonar waves, exercises, and electrical stimulation are some treatments used by PTs to treat...
Physical Therapist
A physical therapist (PT) aims to restore function or prevent additional impairment in a patient following an injury or disease. Massage, heat, cold, water, sonar waves, exercises, and electrical stimulation are some treatments used by PTs to treat...
01:30Specialized Care Centers and Settings-II
Rural Health Centers
Rural health centers are specialized care facilities in remote locations with very few medical personnel. The primary care providers who run the centers are mostly Registered Nurse Practitioners. Here, emergency treatment is provided to critically ill or injured patients before they are transferred to the closest hospital. Fortunately, due to advancement in technology, many rural healthcare facilities and professionals have easy access to diagnostic and treatment...
Rural health centers are specialized care facilities in remote locations with very few medical personnel. The primary care providers who run the centers are mostly Registered Nurse Practitioners. Here, emergency treatment is provided to critically ill or injured patients before they are transferred to the closest hospital. Fortunately, due to advancement in technology, many rural healthcare facilities and professionals have easy access to diagnostic and treatment...