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  • Medical Education
  • Digital Health Communication
  • Mental Health Support

Background:

  • Text-based patient communication has surged since the pandemic began.
  • Leicester Medical School sought to improve its teaching on essential skills for effective text consultations.
  • Shout 85258 provides crisis support via text and offers an evidence-based training program for volunteers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and deliver a teaching session for medical students on text-based communication skills.
  • To leverage the expertise of Shout 85258 in crisis text support training.
  • To enhance the profile of Shout 85258 within the medical student community.

Main Methods:

  • A collaborative 1.5-hour teaching session was designed for second-year medical students.
  • The session utilized Shout 85258's training program and framework.
  • It incorporated didactic teaching and experiential role-playing exercises.

Main Results:

  • Students found the blended learning approach engaging and recognized challenges in text-based rapport building.
  • Tutors appreciated the session's structure and the provided framework.
  • The collaboration successfully increased awareness of Shout 85258 among students and tutors.

Conclusions:

  • Text-based consultation is a vital skill in modern healthcare.
  • Partnerships with charitable organizations facilitate the sharing of best practices in digital health communication.
  • The initiative effectively raised awareness of a valuable mental health support service among future healthcare professionals.