Students' Learning Experiences from Didactic Teaching Sessions Including Patient Case Examples as Either Text or...

Area of Science:

• Medical Education
• Psychiatry Training
• Healthcare Communication

Background:

• Medical education utilizes various formats to teach clinical skills.
• Understanding patient perspectives is crucial for effective psychiatric care.
• Didactic teaching methods influence student learning and attitudes.

Purpose of the Study:

• To compare medical students' learning experiences with text-based versus video-based patient cases.
• To investigate the impact of case format on students' perceptions of psychiatric patients.
• To analyze how different case formats affect reflections on patient communication.

Main Methods:

• Group interviews were conducted with 30 volunteer medical students.
• Inductive thematic content analysis was applied to interview transcripts.
• Comparison of learning experiences between text-based and video-based case groups.

Main Results:

• Text-based cases led to focus on teacher narratives and authoritative patient management.
• Video-based cases prompted students to reference cases and value patient perspectives.
• Students in the video group highlighted insights into patient communication.

Conclusions:

• Patient case format significantly influences medical students' patient-centeredness.
• Video-based cases appear more effective in fostering patient-centered perspectives.
• Teacher-led personal narratives can inadvertently promote stigma and an authoritative approach.