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Böckelmann I, Zavgorodnii I, Litovchenko O, Kapustnyk V, Krasnoselskyi M, Thielmann B. Personal resources for addressing the work demands of Ukrainian oncologists in stressful crisis situations. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:792. [PMID: 38481162 PMCID: PMC10938727 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18315-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Many work-related stresses are experienced by oncologists. Ukraine is currently undergoing numerous crises, including the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and military conflicts, which represent stressful situations. The aim of this study was to explore the personal resources that Ukrainian oncologists use to cope with work demands in a situation featuring manifold crises. This study identified the ways in which people deal with stressful situations and the roles that they play in shaping the challenging situations that they encounter (work-related behavior) as well as how they cope with stress (stress management). METHODS Forty oncologists (18 men and 22 women) working in a clinic in Kharkiv (Ukraine) with an average age of 46.3 ± 13.37 years (ranging from 26 to 74 years) participated in this study. The occupational psychological survey consisted of the Work-Related Behavior and Experience Patterns (German: Arbeitsbezogenes Verhaltens- und Erlebensmuster, AVEM) questionnaire, which was developed by Schaarschmidt and Fischer, and the Differential Stress Inventory (DSI), which was developed by Léfevre and Kubinger. RESULTS 65% of oncologists exhibited AVEM risk pattern A or B. No gender differences were observed with regard to the distribution of AVEM patterns. Women obtained significantly higher scores than did men on only one dimension: experience of social support (4.86 vs. 3.44; p = 0.045). When the DSI categories were differentiated by gender, no significant differences were observed. Spearman's correlation analysis revealed a medium-sized correlation between perfection striving and palliative coping (ρ = 0.404). CONCLUSIONS Few gender-based differences in work-related behaviors, experiences, and stress management strategies are evident among oncologists. AVEM risk patterns are more prevalent among Ukrainian oncologists than among comparable occupational groups, and interventions in the context of health management are recommended.
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- I Böckelmann
- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Hygiene and Ecology № 2, Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Hygiene and Ecology № 2, Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Internal and Occupational Diseases, Kharkiv National Medical University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Grigoryev Institute of Medical Radiology and Oncology, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine, Kharkiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Leipziger Str. 44, 39120, Magdeburg, Germany.
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Lönn A, Weurlander M, Seeberger A, Hult H, Thornberg R, Wernerson A. The impact of emotionally challenging situations on medical students' professional identity formation. ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION : THEORY AND PRACTICE 2023; 28:1557-1578. [PMID: 37184676 PMCID: PMC10184105 DOI: 10.1007/s10459-023-10229-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In their interactions with patients and health care professionals during work-based learning, medical students are known to experience emotionally challenging situations that can evoke negative feelings. Students have to manage these emotions. Students learn and develop their professional identity formation through interactions with patients and members of the healthcare teams. Earlier studies have highlighted the issues involved with processing emotionally challenging situations, although studies concerning learning and professional identity formation in response to these experiences are rare. In this study, we explored medical students' experiences of emotionally challenging situations in work-based learning, and the impact these experiences had on forming medical students' professional identities. We conducted an analysis of narrative data (n = 85), using a constructivist grounded theory approach. The narratives were made up of medical students' reflective essays at the end of their education (tenth term). The analysis showed that students' main concern when facing emotionally challenging situations during their work-based education was the struggle to achieve and maintain a professional approach. They reported different strategies for managing their feelings and how these strategies led to diverse consequences. In the process, students also described arriving at insights into their own personal needs and shortcomings. We consider this development of self-awareness and resulting self-knowledge to be an important part of the continuously ongoing socialization process of forming a professional identity. Thus, experiencing emotionally challenging situations can be considered a unique and invaluable opportunity, as well as a catalyst for students' development. We believe that highlighting the impact of emotions in medical education can constitute an important contribution to knowledge about the process of professional identity formation. This knowledge can enable faculty to provide students with more effective and sufficient support, facilitating their journey in becoming physicians.
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- Annalena Lönn
- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 52, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Department of Education, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 52, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 52, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Renal Medicine, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet, Alfred Nobels Allé 8, 141 52, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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George LS, Epstein RM, Akincigil A, Saraiya B, Trevino KM, Kuziemski A, Pushparaj L, Policano E, Prigerson HG, Godwin K, Duberstein P. Psychological Determinants of Physician Variation in End-of-Life Treatment Intensity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis. J Gen Intern Med 2023; 38:1516-1525. [PMID: 36732436 PMCID: PMC10160244 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-022-08011-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Physicians treating similar patients in similar care-delivery contexts vary in the intensity of life-extending care provided to their patients at the end-of-life. Physician psychological propensities are an important potential determinant of this variability, but the pertinent literature has yet to be synthesized. OBJECTIVE Conduct a review of qualitative studies to explicate whether and how psychological propensities could result in some physicians providing more intensive treatment than others. METHODS Systematic searches were conducted in five major electronic databases-MEDLINE ALL (Ovid), Embase (Elsevier), CINAHL (EBSCO), PsycINFO (Ovid), and Cochrane CENTRAL (Wiley)-to identify eligible studies (earliest available date to August 2021). Eligibility criteria included examination of a physician psychological factor as relating to end-of-life care intensity in advanced life-limiting illness. Findings from individual studies were pooled and synthesized using thematic analysis, which identified common, prevalent themes across findings. RESULTS The search identified 5623 references, of which 28 were included in the final synthesis. Seven psychological propensities were identified as influencing physician judgments regarding whether and when to withhold or de-escalate life-extending treatments resulting in higher treatment intensity: (1) professional identity as someone who extends lifespan, (2) mortality aversion, (3) communication avoidance, (4) conflict avoidance, (5) personal values favoring life extension, (6) decisional avoidance, and (7) over-optimism. CONCLUSIONS Psychological propensities could influence physician judgments regarding whether and when to de-escalate life-extending treatments. Future work should examine how individual and environmental factors combine to create such propensities, and how addressing these propensities could reduce physician-attributed variation in end-of-life care intensity.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Powers CR, Snipes GE, Harbin KB, Fischer A, Anderson N, Cheng K, Ford-Scales K, Siefert BC. Integration of the Verbatim Exercise into a Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship. Palliat Med Rep 2023; 4:133-138. [PMID: 37180053 PMCID: PMC10171960 DOI: 10.1089/pmr.2022.0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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One of the more challenging aspects of specialty level training in any medical fellowship is learning to communicate mindfully and effectively with patients and families in the face of serious illness. For the past five years, our accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine (HPM) fellowship program has been integrating the "verbatim"-an exercise with a long and integral history in the training of health care chaplains. Verbatims are word-for-word accounts of a clinician's encounter with a patient and/or the patient's family. The verbatim serves as a formative educational exercise offering a method to hone one's clinical skills and competencies, while providing a unique space to practice self-awareness and self-reflection. Although sometimes difficult and intense for the fellow, we have found this to be a helpful exercise in improving the fellow's ability to make meaningful connections with patients and leading to improved outcomes of communication episodes. This potential growth in self-awareness supports both resiliency and mindfulness, which are essential skills for longevity and reduction of burnout risk in the field of HPM. The verbatim invites all participants to reflect on their own participation in facilitating whole person care to patients and families. Out of the six HPM milestone metrics for fellowship training, the verbatim exercise supports achievement in at least three of the milestones. We present survey data over the past five years of our fellowship in support of the utility of this exercise and for consideration to include this exercise in a palliative medicine fellowship. We offer additional suggestions for further study of this formative tool. This article delineates the verbatim technique and its specific integration into our accredited ACGME Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellowship training program.
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- Christopher R. Powers
- Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
- Address correspondence to: Christopher R. Powers, MD, MS, FAAHPM, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC 29303, USA.
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- Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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- Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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- Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
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- Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
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Antram E, Burchill E. Storytelling and poetry in the time of coronavirus: medical students' perspective. Ir J Psychol Med 2022; 39:440-442. [PMID: 33143791 PMCID: PMC7948089 DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2020.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 10/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Edward Antram
- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Challenges in the Teaching-Learning Process of the Newly Implemented Module on Bioethics in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum in India. Asian Bioeth Rev 2022; 15:155-168. [PMID: 36277270 PMCID: PMC9580429 DOI: 10.1007/s41649-022-00225-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2022] [Revised: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The National Medical Commission of India introduced the Competency Based Curriculum in Medical Education for undergraduate medical students in 2019 with a new module named Attitude, Ethics and Communication (AETCOM) across the country. There was a consensus for teaching medical ethics in an integrated way, suggesting dedicated hours in each phase of undergraduate training. The AETCOM module was prepared and circulated as a guide to acquire necessary competency in attitudinal, ethical and communication domains. This study was aimed to explore the perceptions of students and medical teachers and identify the challenges in teaching and learning process of the newly implemented AETCOM module. It was a mixed method designed study with structured questionnaires for students and teachers at various medical schools in India. Based on the quantitative data, in-depth interviews with medical teachers were undertaken. Challenges were perceived by both students and teachers. The students had a mixed perception, facing difficulties in passive learning with scarce resource materials. Challenges identified by teachers were a lack of knowledge and skills required for teaching bioethics, the logistics of managing large numbers of students in the stipulated time frame, interdisciplinary integration—both horizontal and vertical, and assessment program in terms competency-based education. The study draws the attention of all stakeholders for a revision and efforts for further improvement in the teaching and assessment process, and setting a standard model in medical education in India.
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Meitar D, Karnieli-Miller O. Twelve tips to manage a breaking bad news process: Using S-P-w-ICE-S - A revised version of the SPIKES protocol. MEDICAL TEACHER 2022; 44:1087-1091. [PMID: 34057007 DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2021.1928618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Breaking bad news (BBN) is a difficult task that requires multiple professional competencies. The way it is managed has implications for all involved in the encounter: the patient, family members, and the news provider. Existing guidelines were developed mainly at the turn of the millennium and require updating based on identification of daily clinical needs and pedagogical challenges while teaching the current protocols. Furthermore, there is a need to provide an overview of BBN encounters as a process, rather than a subdivided event, to help practitioners adopt an approach that might serve them in their daily routines. This twelve tips article summarizes research and practical experience for handling BBN encounters, from their preparation, through delivering the news while attending patients and family members' needs, toward documenting the news, and critically reflecting on the interaction. The tips are structured and explained to serve both practitioners and medical educators.
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- Dafna Meitar
- Department of Medical Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Medical Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Karnieli-Miller O, Pelles S, Meitar D. Position paper: Teaching breaking bad news (BBN) to undergraduate medical students. PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING 2022; 105:2899-2904. [PMID: 35710469 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sharing new medical information that is perceived as seriously effecting people's lives, i.e., breaking bad news (BBN) is important in caring for patients and relatives and is challenging for healthcare professionals. Optimal BBN requires incorporation and implementation of multiple professional competencies acquired gradually throughout years of training. The BBN encounter has implications for all participants: the patient, family members, their close social environments, and the deliverer of the news. Due to these implications and the accountability involved, medical schools invest educational resources in helping medical students develop this competency. The current paper summarizes literature, research, and teaching experiences while suggesting practical guidelines for designing and teaching a BBN course to undergraduate students. The following principles lie behind the recommendations: stepwise spiral continuity of exposure to and teaching of communication skills in various contexts while focusing on BBN in the advanced clinical years; relating the developing skills to broader humanistic studies; enhancing awareness of self-perspectives and beliefs regarding BBN; connecting to patients' and family members experiences and needs; providing a BBN protocol and opportunities for structured experiential learning followed by reflection and feedback; using observation and reflection to address gaps between theory and real-life practice; and creating continuity of learning about BBN through undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education. Applying this learning process can help enhance the management of these difficult conversations to improve patients' care during these difficult, life-changing encounters, and physicians' well-being.
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- Orit Karnieli-Miller
- Department of Medical Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- Department of Medical Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Oncology, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Mandel School for Educational Leadership, Jerusalem, Israel; Medical College of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA
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Nolan HA, Roberts L. Medical students' views on the value of trigger warnings in education: A qualitative study. MEDICAL EDUCATION 2022; 56:834-846. [PMID: 35352384 PMCID: PMC9544229 DOI: 10.1111/medu.14803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trigger warnings-advance notification of content so recipients may prepare for ensuing distress-feature in discussions in higher education. Students' expectations for warnings in some circumstances are recognised, and some educators and institutions have adopted use. Medical education necessitates engagement with potentially distressing topics. Little is known about medical students' expectations regarding warnings in education. METHODS All students from a 4-year graduate-entry UK medical degree programme were contacted via digital message outlining study details and were openly sampled. Qualitative methodology was chosen to explore participant expectations, experiences and meanings derived from experiences. Students participated in semi-structured interviews exploring perspectives on functions, benefits and drawbacks of trigger warnings in classroom-based medical education. We analysed interview transcripts using thematic analysis. RESULTS Thirteen semi-structured, qualitative interviews were undertaken. Themes in the following areas were identified: (1) students' experiences influence understanding of trauma and trigger warnings, (2) warnings as mediators of learning experiences, (3) professional responsibilities in learning, (4) exposure to content, (5) professional ethos in medical education and (6) how to issue trigger warnings. Students recognised the term 'trigger warning', and that warnings are an accommodation for those affected by trauma. Students' conceptualisation of warnings was influenced by personal experiences and peer interactions both within and outside education. Students expressed both support and concerns about use of warnings and their ability to influence learning, assuming of responsibility and professional development. DISCUSSION Diverse student opinions regarding warnings were identified. Most students suggested that warnings be used prior to topics concerning recognised traumas. Incremental exposure to distressing content was recommended. Students should be supported in managing own vulnerabilities and needs, while also experiencing sufficient formative exposure to develop resilience. Greater understanding of trauma prevalence and impacts and underpinnings of warnings amongst students and educators are recommended to optimise education environments and professional development.
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Risk factors associated with student distress in medical school: Associations with faculty support and availability of wellbeing resources. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265869. [PMID: 35395007 PMCID: PMC8992977 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background
It is estimated that over half of medical students experience severe distress, a condition that correlates with low mental quality-of-life, suicidal ideation and serious thoughts of dropping out. While several risk factors for the development of severe distress have been identified, most focus on individual student characteristics. Currently, little is known about the impact medical schools have on student wellbeing.
Methods
Prospective, observational survey study from 2019–2020 from a national cohort of US medical students. Student wellbeing, school characteristics, and wellbeing resource availability was measured with a 30-question electronic survey. Medical student distress was defined as a Medical Student Wellbeing Index (MS-WBI) of ≥4. Risk factors for the development of severe distress were evaluated in a multivariate logistic regression model. The impact of the number of wellbeing resources available on student wellbeing was measured along multiple wellbeing domains. Independent reviewers categorized free text analysis of survey responses about desired wellbeing resources into themes.
Results
A total of 2,984 responses were included in the study, representing 45 unique medical schools. Medical school characteristics independently associated with severe distress included low faculty support (OR 4.24); the absence of mentorship resources (OR 1.63) and the absence of community building programs (OR 1.45) in a multivariate model. Increased availability of wellbeing resources was associated with lower average MS-WBI (4.58 vs. 3.19, p<0;05) and a smaller percentage of students who had taken or considered taking a leave of absence (40% vs. 16%, p<0.05). The resources most desired by students were mental health services and scheduling adjustments.
Conclusions
The majority of medical school characteristic that contribute to student distress are modifiable. Improving faculty support and offering more and varied wellbeing resources may help to mitigate medical student distress. Student feedback is insightful and should be routinely incorporated by schools to guide wellbeing strategies.
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Maria ARJ, Serra H, Heleno B. Teleconsultations and their implications for health care: A qualitative study on patients' and physicians' perceptions. Int J Med Inform 2022; 162:104751. [PMID: 35339887 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Digitization in everyday medical practice has gained importance along with the drive to expand teleconsultations arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous qualitative research on teleconsultations has focused on synchronous communication between patients and clinicians. This study aims to explore physicians' and patients' perspectives on the adoption of teleconsultations between primary care and the referral cardiology department. METHODS Participants were recruited for semi-structured interviews between September 2019 and January 2020. The interviews were audio-recorded and pseudonymized. The transcribed interviews were stored, coded, and content analysis was performed in MAXQDA. RESULTS A total of 29 participants were interviewed. Patients and physicians merged in their views on 'process' issues, i.e., those concerning a better prioritization of patients and an improved collaborative practice, albeit with possible technological constraints. Physicians recognized that teleconsultations presented an educational opportunity for managing patients' health problems. Our findings suggest that not all patients would require equally intensive collaborative activities across the health system. The barriers described included difficulties using the system (technical issues) and concerns about workload as a consequence of the disruption of traditional clinical routines. Increasing the range of collaborative strategies available to health care providers may require a broader assessment of the way that care processes are structured between levels of care. Patients revealed strong support for teleconsultation on the grounds of interprofessional collaboration and avoidance of unnecessary hospital visits. CONCLUSIONS The implementation of teleconsultations between levels of care may be facilitated when patients, caregivers and physicians see the added value of this service, that adequate resources are put in place and that there is flexible implementation. This work adds an in-depth understanding of participants' perceptions of this intervention in a case study. Obtaining context-dependent knowledge will help program leaders better understand how to establish telemedicine services as a real-world sustainable option.
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- Ana Rita J Maria
- Regional Health Administration of Lisbon and Tagus Valley Teaching Assistant and PhD Student at Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Nova Medical School Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
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- Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS. NOVA), NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC), Nova Medical School Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa General Practitioner, Regional Health Administration of Lisbon and Tagus Valley, Lisbon, Portugal
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Ryznar E, Levine RB. Twelve tips for mindful teaching and learning in medical education. MEDICAL TEACHER 2022; 44:249-256. [PMID: 33794736 DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2021.1901869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Mindfulness practice has been shown to have many positive benefits for patients, clinicians, and trainees. Mindfulness fosters compassion, connection, and enhanced clinical reasoning and can reduce burnout among clinicians. A primary focus of mindfulness is present-moment awareness and may be achieved through openness, curiosity, perspective-taking, and letting go of judgment. We propose that the core principles of mindfulness can be harnessed by educators to enhance their teaching skills specifically around creating a supportive and safe learning environment, using questions effectively, providing feedback, and serving as role models. Mindful teaching promotes mindful learning, which focuses on context, openness to new possibilities, reflection, and critical thinking, as opposed to rote repetition and memorization. This article describes core mindfulness principles and strategies that can be used to become a more mindful teacher.
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- Elizabeth Ryznar
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Ahlers CG, Lawson V, Lee J, March C, Schultz J, Anderson K, Neeley M, Fleming AE, Drolet BC. A Virtual Wellness and Learning Communities Program for Medical Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic. South Med J 2021; 114:807-811. [PMID: 34853859 PMCID: PMC8607913 DOI: 10.14423/smj.0000000000001330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Numerous studies have demonstrated the high risk for burnout and mental illness in medical students. Because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, our medical school transitioned to an all-virtual learning environment from March to June 2020, which raised concerns among student leaders and administrators, as reduced interpersonal attachments have known associations with decreased mental health. In an effort to facilitate student well-being during the pandemic, the Virtual Wellness and Learning Communities (VWLC) program was established. VWLC consisted of hour-long events that offered students the opportunity to engage with their peers online. METHODS More than 20 events and workshops were conducted from March to June 2020, including trivia nights, song and guitar performances, sketching, video editing tutorials, chess lessons, yoga, and personal investing tips. An institutional review board-approved survey to assess the efficacy of the VWLC program was sent to medical student participants and nonparticipants. RESULTS The overall response rate of this study was 43% (53/123). The response rate for students who attended a VWLC event was 51% (33/65), and the response rate for students who did not attend a VWLC event was 34% (20/58). Of all of the respondents, 85% (45/53) reported a decreased sense of connectivity with peers because of the pandemic, and 40% (21/53) reported a decrease in their sense of wellness. After attending a VWLC event, 79% (26/33) reported an increased sense of peer connectivity, 61% (20/33) reported improved wellness, and 55% (18/33) believed that these events should continue postpandemic to supplement in-person programming. Those who did not attend a virtual event stated that the main barriers to attending were unfamiliarity with attendees and screen fatigue. CONCLUSIONS The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened medical student well-being and sense of community. VWLC programming may be an effective strategy for promoting medical student wellness and community while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. To our knowledge, this is the first virtual wellness program for promotion of medical student mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic to be described in the literature.
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Nolan HA, Roberts L. Medical educators' views and experiences of trigger warnings in teaching sensitive content. MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021; 55:1273-1283. [PMID: 34060096 DOI: 10.1111/medu.14576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Trigger warnings-prior notification of topics so recipients may prepare for ensuing distress-are encountered widely in contemporary culture. Students at some universities have expressed expectations for trigger warnings. Medical education routinely exposes students to numerous potentially distressing topics. However, this topic remains understudied in medical education. Little is understood about educators' views or practice relating to warnings in the context of medical education. METHODS Twenty medical educators from a medical degree programme in the UK participated in a semi-structured qualitative interview study, exploring medical educators' views and experiences of managing distressing situations and, specifically, their use of warnings. We analysed interview transcripts by thematic coding and identified themes. RESULTS Analysis identified themes relating to educators' conceptualisation of trigger warnings and rationale for use, concerns about the use of warnings and the critical purpose of medical school in ensuring preparedness for clinical practice. Participants shared that warnings were given to empower students in approaching distressing topics and to enable engagement with learning. Warnings acknowledged that some experiences would be distressing and normalised and signalled acceptability of emotional responses. Decisions to use warnings were influenced by the nature of content and, reactively, in response to experiences of student distress. Terminology regarding trigger warnings was interpreted varyingly by participants. A broad variety of topics were identified as potentially sensitive. A number of concerns were noted regarding the use of warnings. DISCUSSION Warnings alone did not fulfil educators' responsibility in supporting students' professional development, but may be a useful adjunct, signalling that self-care is valued and should be prioritised. Despite frequent use of warnings, individual educator practice was shaped by varying rationale. A framework that addresses competing tensions of preventing distress and supporting professional development is needed as part of a trauma-informed approach to medical education.
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- Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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Purvis T, Newmark J, Brenner GJ, Brodnik D, Kohan L. Pain Education Innovations During a Global Pandemic. PAIN MEDICINE 2021; 22:1891-1896. [PMID: 34411245 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Taylor Purvis
- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Alameda Health System, Oakland, California.,Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative, and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.,Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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Cunningham H, Taylor DS, Desai UA, Ender KL, Glickstein J, Krishnan US, Richards BF, Charon R, Balmer DF. Reading the Self: Medical Students' Experience of Reflecting on Their Writing Over Time. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2021; 96:1168-1174. [PMID: 33149084 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000003814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate students' experience (over time) with meta-reflection writing exercises, called Signature Reflections. These exercises were used to strengthen reflective capacity, as part of a 4-year reflective writing portfolio curriculum that builds on a recognized strategy for reflection (narrative medicine) and employs longitudinal faculty-mentors. METHOD In 2018, the authors conducted 5 focus groups with 18 third-year students from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons class of 2019 to examine students' experience with Signature Reflections. Using an iterative, thematic approach, they developed codes to reflect common patterns in the transcripts, distilled conceptually similar codes, and assembled the code categories into themes. RESULTS Three core themes (safe space, narrative experience, mirror of self) and 1 overarching theme (moving through time) were identified. Students frequently experienced relief at having a safe reflective space that promoted grappling with their fears or vulnerabilities and highlighted contextual factors (e.g., trusted faculty-mentors, protected time) that fostered a safe space for reflection and exploration. They often emphasized the value of tangible documentation of their medical school journey (narrative experience) and reported using Signature Reflections to examine their emerging identity (mirror of self). Overlapping with the core themes was a deep appreciation for the temporal perspective facilitated by the Signature Reflections (moving through time). CONCLUSIONS A longitudinal narrative medicine-based portfolio curriculum with pauses for meta-reflection allowed students, with faculty support, to observe their trajectory through medical school, explore fears and vulnerabilities, and narrate their own growth. Findings suggest that narrative medicine curricula should be required and sufficiently longitudinal to facilitate opportunities to practice the skill of writing for insight, foster relationships with faculty, and strengthen students' temporal perspectives of their development.
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- Hetty Cunningham
- H. Cunningham is associate professor of pediatrics, Division of Child and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1686-0497
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- D.S. Taylor is associate professor of medicine, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1999-0388
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- U.A. Desai is assistant professor of medicine, Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- K.L. Ender is assistant professor of pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- J. Glickstein is professor of pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- U.S. Krishnan is professor of pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University, New York, New York; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5733-6096
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- B.F. Richards is professor of pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1864-7238
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- R. Charon is professor of medicine, Department of Medicine, and professor of medical humanities & ethics, Department of Medical Humanities & Ethics, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6003-5219
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- D.F. Balmer is associate professor of pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6805-4062
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Ko H, Lee SM. Effects of Imbalance of Self‐ and Other‐Care on Counselors' Burnout. JOURNAL OF COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/jcad.12372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Hyeyun Ko
- Department of Education Korea University
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Greene SJ, Scott JA. Promoting cultural awareness, professionalism, and communication skills in medicine through anatomy: The Deaf culture session. Clin Anat 2021; 34:899-909. [PMID: 33984159 DOI: 10.1002/ca.23752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The anatomy curriculum is a place where professionalism can be learned and practiced, including training in cultural competence and communication skills for working with diverse populations. One population that has received little attention in terms of medical education are d/Deaf and hard of hearing (d/DHH) patients, although there is much evidence to support health care disparities in this population. Several major contributing factors include differing views of deafness between medical professionals and those who are culturally Deaf, a lack of understanding of Deaf culture and American Sign Language (ASL) by medical professionals, a lack of educational resources in ASL, and poor experiences in health care. To address this need, a Deaf Culture Applied Anatomy session was incorporated into the first-year curriculum at Morehouse School of Medicine while medical students were studying anatomy of the ear and hearing. Panelists, who were culturally Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing children of deaf adults, shared their experiences in healthcare, including challenges they faced with communication and care. Surveys were provided to students before and after the panel session. Surveys indicated a lack of knowledge prior to this session, while also demonstrating that this 90-min session improved students' understanding of effective communication with future patients and issues related to deafness. Qualitative feedback also suggested that the students found the session to be personally and professionally beneficial. Implementing the Deaf Culture session was an effective means for introducing students to Deaf culture and working with d/DHH patients.
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- Sarah J Greene
- Department of Pathology and Anatomy, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- College of Education and Human Development, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Rozental L, Meitar D, Karnieli-Miller O. Medical students' experiences and needs from written reflective journal feedback. MEDICAL EDUCATION 2021; 55:505-517. [PMID: 33141960 DOI: 10.1111/medu.14406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 10/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Reflective ability is an important skill for enhancing professionalism and developing communication skills. To improve reflective ability, medical educators encourage use of written reflective journals, for which feedback is important. It is difficult for educators to anticipate how their feedback will be perceived. Therefore, this study examined students' experiences with educators' written feedback on reflective journals. METHODS A qualitative, immersion/crystallization analysis of 60 written feedback texts to 15 medical students (30 identified by students as meaningful and 30 as less meaningful) and in-depth semi-structured interviews with these students. We did not define 'meaningful', to leave room for students' own interpretations. We analysed the feedback to identify what it includes (its components) and analysed the interviews to learn about students' experiences of receiving the feedback and the specific components. RESULTS Students experienced five components as meaningful: supportive and encouraging statements; legitimisation of their emotions; educators sharing personal-professional experiences; asking questions to enhance reflection; and focusing on the students' main concern. These components enhanced students' willingness to read and learn from the feedback. Three components were experienced as less meaningful: detached, impersonal feedback; negative tone (criticism); and technical issues, for example brevity. These disappointing and hurtful components led students to pay less attention to the feedback or to invest less effort in future written assignments. CONCLUSIONS The present study identified components in written reflective journal feedback texts and the experience and needs of students who received them. It showed the complexity of writing reflective feedback because of the need to support students through it, help them deal with emotions, identify and focus on personal content that matters to them, and provide opportunities to develop and enhance their reflective ability, while being mindful of their emotional state. To help educators in this challenging task, a self-assessment mnemonic ('FEEDBACK') for use before sending the initial feedback was developed.
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- Lior Rozental
- Department of Medical Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Medical Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Medical Education, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Gayathri B, Vedavyas R, Sharanya P, Karthik K. Effectiveness of reflective learning in skill-based teaching among postgraduate anesthesia students: An outcome-based study using video annotation tool. Med J Armed Forces India 2021; 77:S202-S207. [PMID: 33612954 PMCID: PMC7873703 DOI: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2020.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Medical education all over the world is undergoing paradigm shift. Video recording of student's performance and self-annotation are emerging as valuable tools for self-directed learning among students. Study was conducted to find the effectiveness of video annotation tool in reflective learning. The learning outcome was to find whether the video annotation is helping in critical reflection and improving the perception of students on guideline compliance while learning the technique of epidural insertion. METHODS In phase 1; following pretest, the students were made to observe three epidural insertions and perform one epidural insertion. In phase 2; following posttest, two faculty members analyzed the depth of reflection using the Reflection Rubric. Students perception was recorded using the Reflective practice survey. RESULTS The average score of students after pretest was 76%. The posttest score was 84% (p value 0.003). In depth analysis using the reflection rubric we found 52.38% of the total reflections had a score of two, showing they were at introspection level only. 25.71% of reflections were having score of one, showing that they were just habitual answers. Only 21.9% of the total reflections had score of three; and none of them were critically reflecting. All the students (18/18) agreed that recording the session was meaningful. CONCLUSION The art of critical reflection is learnt by relentless effort. Yet it helps the students to reflect on the whole process introspecting and understanding what went wrong. Video annotation turns out to be a valuable tool in reflective learning.
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- Balasubrmaniam Gayathri
- Professor & Head (Anaesthesiology), SRM MCH RC, Potheri, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram, India
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- First Year Postgraduate Medical Student, SRM MCH RC, Potheri, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram, India
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- Senior Resident (Anaesthesiology), SRM MCH RC, Potheri, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram, India
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- Assistant Professor (Anaesthesiology), SRM MCH RC, Potheri, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram, India
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Choo Hwee P, Hwee Sing K, Yong Hwang MK, Hum Yin Mei A. A Qualitative Study on the Experiences and Reflections of Junior Doctors During a Palliative Care Rotation: Perceptions of Challenges and Lessons Learnt. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 60:549-558.e1. [PMID: 32276094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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CONTEXT Doctors caring for patients with life-limiting illness are often exposed to emotional distress. OBJECTIVES We aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of junior doctors working full time in a palliative care rotation. We examined the lessons junior doctors learnt in managing their emotions as they face patients' death on a daily basis. METHODS We conducted a qualitative study with seven focus group discussions involving 21 junior doctors (medical officers and residents). Data were analyzed using qualitative thematic analysis to identify the themes related to the perceived challenges of these junior doctors and how they managed the struggles. Interviews were conducted with junior doctors who spent at least two months in a palliative care unit in a tertiary hospital or an inpatient hospice. RESULTS Junior doctors caring for dying patients in a palliative care rotation faced internal conflicts. Conflicting feelings arose because of differing expectations from their preconceived notions of their roles as doctors. Two main themes of internal struggles were professional distancing and emotional detachment as well as prognostic uncertainty and when to withhold and withdraw medical treatments. Coping strategies that helped included mentoring and role modeling provided by palliative care physicians, reframing their care experiences and reflection to find meaning in their work. CONCLUSION A palliative care rotation exposes junior doctors to emotionally overwhelming experiences. With proper guidance, this exposure is useful in teaching junior doctors important coping strategies, allowing learning to occur at a deeper level.
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- Poi Choo Hwee
- Palliative Medicine Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore and Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Health Outcomes and Medical Education Research (HOMER), National Healthcare Group, Singapore, Singapore
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- Palliative Medicine Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore and Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education, Singapore, Singapore
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- Palliative Medicine Department, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore and Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education, Singapore, Singapore
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Guang SA, Eltorai AEM, Durand WM, Daniels AH. Medical student burnout: Impact of the gap year in burnout prevention. Work 2020; 66:611-616. [DOI: 10.3233/wor-203203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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Manning-Geist B, Meyer F, Chen J, Pelletier A, Kosman K, Chen X(P, Johnson NR. Pre-clinical Stress Management Workshops Increase Medical Students' Knowledge and Self-awareness of Coping with Stress. MEDICAL SCIENCE EDUCATOR 2020; 30:235-241. [PMID: 32435524 PMCID: PMC7223904 DOI: 10.1007/s40670-019-00881-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the effects of a stress management workshop on medical students' knowledge of stress and potential coping strategies. METHODS A panel discussion with small group breakouts on stress in clinical medicine, learning challenges, competition with colleagues, handling stressful events, and recognizing burnout symptoms was conducted with medical students entering clerkships. A longitudinal survey design was utilized to measure pre-, post-, and long-term (3-month) changes in knowledge (impact of stress on personal health, learning, and patient care), confidence, perceived skills, and attitude (towards utilizing adaptive coping strategies) among participating students (N = 135). Paired t test and multivariate analyses were performed to assess the differences between survey responses on a 5-point Likert scale. RESULTS Survey response rates were pre-90.4%, post-77%, and long-term post-71.1%. Compared to pre-workshop, students reported significant improvement in all four domains immediately post-workshop: knowledge (4.4 vs. 4.7, p < 0.05), confidence (3.6 vs. 3.9, p < 0.05), perceived skills (3.3 vs. 3.7, p < 0.05), and attitude (2.6 vs. 2.8, p < 0.05). Compared to immediate post-workshop, students' scores slightly decreased at 3 months but were overall significantly higher than the pre-workshop scores. CONCLUSIONS A stress management workshop can improve medical students' knowledge of the impact of stress as well as the use of adaptive stress coping strategies.
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- Beryl Manning-Geist
- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115 USA
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St., Boston, MA 02115 USA
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OBJECTIVE The therapeutic relationship in psychiatry is reliant upon first establishing a sense of interpersonal safety. This paper explores relational mindfulness as a way to facilitate safety in the clinical encounter, as well as proposes factors that enhance a clinician's capacity to remain mindfully present. CONCLUSIONS Through the ongoing practice of mindful awareness, self-care and self-awareness all clinicians can benefit from increased capacity for relational mindfulness to enhance interpersonal safety. This is then likely to benefit not only the patient and the therapeutic relationship but also the clinician.
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- Sophia Parnas
- Psychotherapy Educator, Sydney Local Health District, Concord, NSW, Australia
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- Research, Mental Health Service, Sydney Local Health District, Concord, NSW, Australia
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Ramani S, Könings KD, Ginsburg S, van der Vleuten CPM. Meaningful feedback through a sociocultural lens. MEDICAL TEACHER 2019; 41:1342-1352. [PMID: 31550434 DOI: 10.1080/0142159x.2019.1656804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This AMEE guide provides a framework and practical strategies for teachers, learners and institutions to promote meaningful feedback conversations that emphasise performance improvement and professional growth. Recommended strategies are based on recent feedback research and literature, which emphasise the sociocultural nature of these complex interactions. We use key concepts from three theories as the underpinnings of the recommended strategies: sociocultural, politeness and self-determination theories. We view the content and impact of feedback conversations through the perspective of learners, teachers and institutions, always focussing on learner growth. The guide emphasises the role of teachers in forming educational alliances with their learners, setting a safe learning climate, fostering self-awareness about their performance, engaging with learners in informed self-assessment and reflection, and co-creating the learning environment and learning opportunities with their learners. We highlight the role of institutions in enhancing the feedback culture by encouraging a growth mind-set and a learning goal-orientation. Practical advice is provided on techniques and strategies that can be used and applied by learners, teachers and institutions to effectively foster all these elements. Finally, we highlight throughout the critical importance of congruence between the three levels of culture: unwritten values, espoused values and day to day behaviours.
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- Subha Ramani
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Research and Scholarship, Harvard Macy Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Educational Development and Research and the School of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine (Respirology) and Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Educational Development and Research and the School of Health Professions Education, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Loue S, Loff B. Teaching Vulnerability in Research: A Study of Approaches Utilized by a Sample of Research Ethics Training Programs. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics 2019; 14:395-407. [PMID: 31423879 PMCID: PMC6733659 DOI: 10.1177/1556264619869130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This article reports the outcomes of qualitative research on the teaching of "vulnerability in research" undertaken with principal investigators of international bioethics training programs funded by the Fogarty International Center of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) of the United States. To properly contextualize this research, we begin with an overview of the various ways in which vulnerability has been conceptualized both by writers and by ethical guidance from low-, middle-, and high-income countries. We conclude with some preliminary suggestions for best practice and recommendations for further research. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time research of this kind has been carried out.
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- Sana Loue
- Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland (USA)
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Shealy SC, Worrall CL, Baker JL, Grant AD, Fabel PH, Walker CM, Ziegler B, Maxwell WD. Assessment of a Faculty and Preceptor Development Intervention to Foster Self-Awareness and Self-Confidence. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION 2019; 83:6920. [PMID: 31619816 PMCID: PMC6788160 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe6920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Objective. To conduct and evaluate the outcomes of a pharmacy faculty and preceptor development program to foster self-awareness and self-confidence. Methods. A faculty and preceptor development intervention was implemented in a multi-campus college of pharmacy to promote and assess for improvements in self-awareness and self-confidence. Faculty members and preceptors were surveyed regarding their self-perceptions and confidence at baseline and following an intervention in which they completed the Birkman Method self-assessment and participated in a training program with an active-learning component. A longitudinal follow-up survey was conducted to assess the long-term impacts of the intervention. Results. Faculty members and preceptors experienced significant improvements in self-awareness from baseline following the development intervention. They also experienced increases in self-confidence related to coaching. A survey evaluating the longitudinal impact of the intervention indicated a positive association between receiving a sufficient level of Birkman Method training and improved ability of both faculty members and preceptors to manage professional relationships. Similarly, a positive association was identified between the sufficiency of training and preceptors' confidence in their ability to manage personal relationships and stress following the intervention. Conclusion. Faculty members and preceptors teach students to be more self-aware and confident, yet both groups often need to grow in these areas themselves. A faculty and preceptor development intervention using the Birkman Method self-assessment is one approach to facilitating growth in these educators' self-awareness and self-confidence.
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- Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Charleston, South Carolina
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- University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, South Carolina
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- University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, South Carolina
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- University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, South Carolina
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- University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, South Carolina
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- University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Columbia, South Carolina
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Silverman ME, Hutchison MS. Reflective Capacity: An Antidote to Structural Racism Cultivated Through Mental Health Consultation. Infant Ment Health J 2019; 40:742-756. [PMID: 31291015 PMCID: PMC6972488 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Effecting a paradigm shift from “reproductive health” to “reproductive justice” within the perinatal field requires changes simultaneously at the levels of the individual healthcare provider and the system of care. The Infant‐Parent Program at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has extended its pioneering infant and early childhood mental health consultation to perinatal service systems applying an infant mental health approach to programs caring for expecting and new parents. In partnership with two nursing programs, UCSF consultants direct their efforts at supporting reflective practice capacities and use‐of‐self in patient–provider relationships. Both nursing programs serve vulnerable groups of expectant and new parents who grapple with challenges to health and well‐being stemming from structural racism. As reflective capacities are supported within the consultation case conferences, providers spontaneously identify the need for tools to effectively address issues of race, class, and culture and to combat structural racism throughout the healthcare system. Policies and procedures that uphold structural racism cease to be tolerable to providers who bring their full selves to the work that they are trained to do. Using these nurse consultation partnerships as organizational case studies, this article describes a range of challenges that arise for providers and delineates steps to effective engagement toward reproductive justice.
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- Miriam E Silverman
- Department of Psychiatry, Infant-Parent Program, University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, California
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Kelly MA, Freeman LK, Dornan T. Family Physicians' Experiences of Physical Examination. Ann Fam Med 2019; 17:304-310. [PMID: 31285207 PMCID: PMC6827637 DOI: 10.1370/afm.2420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The increased availability of reliable diagnostic technologies has stimulated debate about the utility of physical examination in contemporary clinical practice. To reappraise its utility, we explored family physicians' experiences. METHODS Guided by principles of phenomenology, we conducted in-depth qualitative interviews exploring 16 family physicians' experiences of conducting physical examination: 7 (44%) men and 9 women (56%) whose clinical experience varied widely, from 11 (69%) urban and 5 (31%) rural locations. We recorded the interviews, transcribed them verbatim, and identified initial themes using template analysis. We worked reflexively, critiquing our own and other team members' interpretations, in order to synthesize and write a final interpretation. RESULTS Participants described 2 facets of physical examination: making diagnoses and estimating prognoses rationally and objectively; and responding subjectively and intuitively to patients' illnesses, which formed relationships between doctor and patient that enacted medical care in the moment. Physical examination allowed physicians to use their own bodies to experience patients' illnesses. Performing physical examination was integral to being a family doctor because it promoted rapport and developed trust. CONCLUSIONS Physical examination is part of the identity of family physicians. It not only contributes diagnostic information but is a therapeutic intervention in and of itself. Physical examination contributes to relationship-centered care in family practice.
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- Martina Ann Kelly
- Department of Family Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
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- Centre for Medical Education, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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Steinauer JE, Teherani A, Preskill F, Ten Cate O, O'Sullivan P. What Do Medical Students Do and Want When Caring for "Difficult Patients"? TEACHING AND LEARNING IN MEDICINE 2019; 31:238-249. [PMID: 30556426 DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2018.1534693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Phenomenon: Medical students, like physicians, experience negative emotions such as frustration when interacting with some patients, and many of these interactions occur for the first time during clinical clerkships. Students receive preclinical training in the social and behavioral sciences, often including learning about "difficult patient" interactions, yet little is known about their desire for training during clinical education. We explored students' strategies in these difficult clinical interactions, whether they felt prepared by the curriculum, and what support they would have liked. These data inform proposed strategies for supporting clinical learning. Approach: We interviewed 4th-year students about interactions with patients toward whom they felt negative emotions and sought to identify strategies and supports needed in these interactions. Interviews ended when theoretical sufficiency was achieved. We used qualitative content analysis to organize strategies into themes about areas benefiting from curricular supports. We mapped students' desired curricular support examples to cognitive apprenticeship teaching methods-modeling, coaching, reflection, scaffolding, exploration, and articulation-and aligned them with traditional pedagogical techniques. Findings: We interviewed 26 medical students (44 volunteered/180 invited). Their strategies formed five themes: finding empathy (with a subtheme of focusing on social determinants of health), using learned communication approaches, anticipating challenging interactions, seeking support, and considering it an opportunity for more responsibility. Students described ideal clinical teaching, including postinteraction debriefs with an emphasis on validating their emotional reactions and challenges. Students mentioned all cognitive apprenticeship teaching methods, most prominently modeling (observing supervisors in such interactions) and supported oral reflection. They also identified a need for faculty and resident development to enact these teaching methods. Insights: Although students use some learned strategies in interactions in which they feel negative emotions toward patients, they desire more preparation and support during their clinical rotations. Their desires map to traditional pedagogical techniques and to methods of cognitive apprenticeship. Our findings point to the need to use these techniques to enhance clinical learning for students who experience emotionally challenging patient interactions.
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- Jody E Steinauer
- a Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences , University of California , San Francisco , California , USA
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- b Department of Medicine , University of California , San Francisco , California , USA
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- c Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health , University of California , San Francisco , California , USA
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- d Center for Research and Development of Education , University Medical Center Utrecht , Utrecht , Netherlands
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- b Department of Medicine , University of California , San Francisco , California , USA
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OBJECTIVE Self-awareness is essential for combating burnout, promoting self-care, and wellbeing in health professionals. This article examines modern day roadblocks to developing this skill in medical practice and highlights some simple solutions for consideration. CONCLUSION The capacity for self-awareness is essential to the modern-day physician seeking a long and fulfilling career. Mindfulness meditation and reflective writing are two simple, proven methods that can be easily implemented into medical training.
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- Calina Ouliaris
- Medical Student, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Kearsley JH, Lobb EA. “It is Not A Disease We Treat, but A Person”: Medical Students’ Reflections on Their First Rotations to An Oncology and Palliative Care Unit. J Palliat Care 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/082585971302900405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- John H. Kearsley
- JH Kearsley (corresponding author) St. George and Sutherland Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales and Department of Radiation Oncology, St. George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW 2217 Australia
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- Calvary Healthcare Sydney, Kogarah, Cunningham Centre for Palliative Care, Sydney, Darlinghurst and School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
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LaDonna KA, Ginsburg S, Watling C. Shifting and Sharing: Academic Physicians' Strategies for Navigating Underperformance and Failure. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2018; 93:1713-1718. [PMID: 29794519 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Medical practice is uncertain and complex. Consequently, even outstanding performers will inevitably experience moments of underperformance and failure. Coping relies on insight and resilience. However, how physicians develop and use these skills to navigate struggle remains underexplored. A better understanding may reveal strategies to support both struggling learners and stressed practitioners. METHOD In 2015, 28 academic physicians were interviewed about their experiences with underperformance or failure. Constructivist grounded theory informed data collection and analysis. RESULTS Participants' experiences with struggle ranged from patient errors and academic failures to frequent, smaller moments of interpersonal conflict and work-life imbalance. To buffer impact, participants sometimes shifted their focus to an aspect of their identity where they felt successful. Additionally, although participants perceived that insight develops by acknowledging and reflecting on error, they sometimes deflected blame for performance gaps. More often, participants seemed to accept personal responsibility while simultaneously sharing accountability for underperformance or failure with external forces. Paradoxically, participants perceived learners who used these strategies as lacking in insight. CONCLUSIONS Participants demonstrated the protective and functional value of distributing responsibility for underperformance and failure. Shifting and sharing may be an element of reflection and resilience; recognizing external factors may provide a way to gain perspective and to preserve the self. However, this strategy challenges educators' assumptions that learners who deflect are avoiding personal responsibility. The authors' findings raise questions about what it means to be resilient, and how assumptions about learners' responses to failure may affect strategies to support underperforming learners.
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- Kori A LaDonna
- K.A. LaDonna is assistant professor, Department of Innovation in Medical Education and Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. S. Ginsburg is professor, Department of Medicine, and scientist, Wilson Centre for Research in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. C. Watling is professor, Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, scientist, Centre for Education Research and Innovation, and associate dean of postgraduate medical education, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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van Vliet M, Jong MC, Jong M. A Mind-Body Skills Course Among Nursing and Medical Students: A Pathway for an Improved Perception of Self and the Surrounding World. Glob Qual Nurs Res 2018; 5:2333393618805340. [PMID: 30349869 PMCID: PMC6194914 DOI: 10.1177/2333393618805340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 09/02/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Despite increased recognition of self-care and self-awareness as core competences for health care professionals, little attention is paid to these skills during their education. Evidence suggests that a Mind-Body (MB) skills course has the potential to enhance self-care and self-awareness among medical students. However, less is known about the meaning of this course for students and how it affects their personal and professional life. Therefore, we examined the lived experiences with an MB skills course among Dutch medical and Swedish nursing students. This course included various MB techniques, such as mindfulness meditation and guided imagery. Guided by a phenomenological hermeneutical method, three main themes were identified: "ability to be more present," "increased perception and awareness of self," and "connection on a deeper level with others." Overall, participation in the MB skills course served as a pathway to inner awareness and supported connecting with others as well as with the surrounding world.
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- Marja van Vliet
- Louis Bolk Institute, Bunnik, The Netherlands.,Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Louis Bolk Institute, Bunnik, The Netherlands.,Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden
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Cunningham H, Taylor D, Desai UA, Quiah SC, Kaplan B, Fei L, Catallozzi M, Richards B, Balmer DF, Charon R. Looking Back to Move Forward: First-Year Medical Students' Meta-Reflections on Their Narrative Portfolio Writings. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2018; 93:888-894. [PMID: 29261540 PMCID: PMC5976514 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000002102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The day-to-day rigors of medical education often preclude learners from gaining a longitudinal perspective on who they are becoming. Furthermore, the current focus on competencies, coupled with concerning rates of trainee burnout and a decline in empathy, have fueled the search for pedagogic tools to foster students' reflective capacity. In response, many scholars have looked to the tradition of narrative medicine to foster "reflective spaces" wherein holistic professional identity construction can be supported. This article focuses on the rationale, content, and early analysis of the reflective space created by the narrative medicine-centered portfolio at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. In January 2015, the authors investigated learning outcomes derived from students' "Signature Reflections," end-of-semester meta-reflections on their previous portfolio work. The authors analyzed the Signature Reflections of 97 (of 132) first-year medical students using a constant comparative process. This iterative approach allowed researchers to identify themes within students' writings and interpret the data. The authors identified two overarching interpretive themes-recognition and grappling-and six subthemes. Recognition included comments about self-awareness and empathy. Grappling encompassed the subthemes of internal change, dichotomies, wonder and questioning, and anxiety. Based on the authors' analyses, the Signature Reflection seems to provide a structured framework that encourages students' reflective capacity and the construction of holistic professional identity. Other medical educators may adopt meta-reflection, within the reflective space of a writing portfolio, to encourage students' acquisition of a longitudinal perspective on who they are becoming and how they are constructing their professional identity.
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- Hetty Cunningham
- H. Cunningham is assistant professor of pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1686-0497. D. Taylor is associate professor of medicine, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1999-0388. U.A. Desai is assistant professor of medicine, Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. S.C. Quiah is education, assessment, and evaluation specialist, Center for Education Research and Evaluation, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. B. Kaplan is a second-year medical student, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. L. Fei is a second-year medical student, Tulane University School of School, New Orleans, Louisiana. M. Catallozzi is assistant professor of pediatrics and population and family health, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York. B. Richards is professor of pediatrics and director of education research and scholarship, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah. D.F. Balmer is associate professor of pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. R. Charon is professor of medicine, Department of Medicine, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6003-5219
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Abe K, Niwa M, Fujisaki K, Suzuki Y. Associations between emotional intelligence, empathy and personality in Japanese medical students. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2018; 18:47. [PMID: 29587725 PMCID: PMC5870303 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-018-1165-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND It is known that empathic communication is important for physicians to achieve higher patient satisfaction and health outcomes. Emotional intelligence (EI), empathy and personality in medical students predict students' individual disposition and their emotional and empathic perceptions. This study aimed to investigate: 1) The association between empathy, EI and personality, and 2) Gender differences in the association between empathy, EI and personality. METHOD Participants were 357 1st year medical students from 2008 to 2011 at one medical school in Japan. Students completed self-report questionnaires comprising three validated instruments measuring EI: Trait Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire-Short Form (TEIQue-SF), empathy: Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy- student version (JSPE) and personality: NEO-Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI), which explores 5 dimensions of personality Neuroticism (N), Extraversion (E), Openness to experience (O), Agreeableness (A), and Conscientiousness (C). RESULTS Pearson Correlations showed weak association between TEIQue-SF and JSPE. TEIQue-SF and NEO-FFI showed positive correlation for E and C, and strong negative correlation for N and weak positive correlation for A and O. Weak positive correlation between JSPE and the NEO-FFI were observed for E and A. Although effect sizes were small, N, A and empathy were significantly higher in females (unpaired t-test). However, hierarchical multiple-regression analysis when controlling for gender and personality showed no association between EI, empathy and gender. A, TEIQue-SF and N were found to make small contributions in respect of predictions for JSPE. Personality contributed significantly to the prediction of TEIQue-SF. N had the largest independent negative contribution (β = - 0,38). CONCLUSION In our study population of 1st year medical students, females had significantly higher N, A and empathy scores than males. Medical students' N score was strongly negatively associated with EI. Empathy was weakly associated with EI and A. However, when controlling gender and personality in regression analysis, gender did not affect EI and empathy, rather personality is the most important factor. Our findings indicate that N is a major factor that negatively affects EI. It is important to mitigate N using thoughtful training, taking into account students' personalities, to reduce N. In future studies, we will assess how communication trainings for students might enhance EI.
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- Keiko Abe
- Medical Educational Development Center, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
- College of Nursing, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute, Japan
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- Medical Educational Development Center, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Medical Educational Development Center, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Medical Educational Development Center, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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Cooper A, Abbass A, Town J. Implementing a Psychotherapy Service for Medically Unexplained Symptoms in a Primary Care Setting. J Clin Med 2017; 6:jcm6120109. [PMID: 29186054 PMCID: PMC5742798 DOI: 10.3390/jcm6120109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Revised: 11/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Medically unexplained symptoms (MUS) are known to be costly, complex to manage and inadequately addressed in primary care settings. In many cases, there are unresolved psychological and emotional processes underlying these symptoms, leaving traditional medical approaches insufficient. This paper details the implementation of an evidence-based, emotion-focused psychotherapy service for MUS across two family medicine clinics. The theory and evidence-base for using Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) with MUS is presented along with the key service components of assessment, treatment, education and research. Preliminary outcome indicators showed diverse benefits. Patients reported significantly decreased somatic symptoms in the Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (d = 0.4). A statistically significant (23%) decrease in family physicians’ visits was found in the 6 months after attending the MUS service compared to the 6 months prior. Both patients and primary care clinicians reported a high degree of satisfaction with the service. Whilst further research is needed, these findings suggest that a direct psychology service maintained within the family practice clinic may assist patient and clinician function while reducing healthcare utilization. Challenges and further service developments are discussed, including the potential benefits of re-branding the service to become a ‘Primary Care Psychological Consultation and Treatment Service’.
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- Angela Cooper
- Centre for Emotions & Health, Departments of Psychiatry & Family Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 2E2, Canada.
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- Centre for Emotions & Health, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 2E2, Canada.
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- Centre for Emotions & Health, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS B3H 2E2, Canada.
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O'Shea J. Death as an Intern. J Palliat Med 2017; 20:682-683. [DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Jesse O'Shea
- Internal Medicine—Primary Care PGY1, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut
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Huang CD, Liao KC, Chung FT, Tseng HM, Fang JT, Lii SC, Kuo HP, Yeh SJ, Lee ST. Different perceptions of narrative medicine between Western and Chinese medicine students. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2017; 17:85. [PMID: 28490362 PMCID: PMC5424351 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-017-0925-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Western medicine is an evidence-based science, whereas Chinese medicine is more of a healing art. To date, there has been no research that has examined whether students of Western and Chinese medicine differentially engage in, or benefit from, educational activities for narrative medicine. This study fills a gap in current literature with the aim of evaluating and comparing Western and Chinese Medicine students' perceptions of narrative medicine as an approach to learning empathy and professionalism. METHODS An initial 10-item questionnaire with a 5-point Likert scale was developed to assess fifth-year Western medical (MS) and traditional Chinese medical (TCMS) students' perceptions of a 4-activity narrative medicine program during a 13-week internal medicine clerkship. Exploratory factor analysis was undertaken. RESULTS The response rate was 88.6% (412/465), including 270 (65.5%) MSs and 142 (34.5%) TCMSs, with a large reliability (Cronbach alpha = 0.934). Three factors were extracted from 9 items: personal attitude, self-development/reflection, and emotional benefit, more favorable in terms of enhancement of self-development/reflection. The perceptions of narrative medicine by scores between the two groups were significantly higher in TCMSs than MSs in all 9-item questionnaire and 3 extracted factors. CONCLUSIONS Given the different learning cultures of medical education in which these student groups engage, this suggests that undertaking a course in Chinese medicine might enhance one's acceptance to, and benefit from, a medical humanities course. Alternatively, Chinese medicine programmes might attract more humanities-focused students.
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- Chien-Da Huang
- Chang Gung Medical Education Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, 199 Tun Hua N. Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Chang Gung Medical Education Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, 199 Tun Hua N. Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Education, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- General Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Chang Gung Medical Education Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, 199 Tun Hua N. Rd, Taipei, Taiwan
- Department of Health Care Management, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Nephrology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Humanities and Social Sciences, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Thoracic Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Education, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
- Cardiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Minford EJ, Manning CL. Current status and attitudes to self-care training in UK medical schools. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1186/s40639-017-0032-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Vivekananda-Schmidt P, Sandars J. Developing and implementing a patient safety curriculum. CLINICAL TEACHER 2017; 13:91-7. [PMID: 27004774 DOI: 10.1111/tct.12528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Medical Education, Sheffield Medical School, University of Sheffield, UK
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Galiana L, Oliver A, Sansó N, Dolores Sancerni M, Tomás JM. Mindful Attention Awareness in Spanish Palliative Care Professionals. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT 2017. [DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abstract. Mindfulness is conceived as a state in which the individual pays full attention to everything that is happening around him or her. The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) is the most popular instrument for assessing mindfulness. Studies on its structure have shown some conflicting results. This study aims to offer new evidence on the dimensionality and reliability of the MAAS, handling both SEM and IRT procedures, in palliative professionals. The sample was composed of 385 professionals from a national online survey. First, two Confirmatory Factor Analyses (CFAs) were specified, estimated, and tested, with one- and two-factor structures, respectively. Second, the Graded Response Model (GRM) was used and accuracy of the MAAS using information functions was estimated. Results showed appropriate fit for the two CFA models. As the correlation between the two factors in the two-factor model was extremely high and the original authors posited a one-factor solution, this structure was retained for parsimony. The GRM also supported this structure, but found that the scale offered more information on professionals with lower levels of mindfulness, pointing at items 1, 2, 6, and 15 as the less discriminative, in line with the CFA lower factor loadings for these very same items.
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- Laura Galiana
- Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Ibsalut, Palliative Care Program of the Balearic Islands, Spain, and University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
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- Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, Spain
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Maxwell WD, Grant AD, Fabel PH, Worrall C, Brittain K, Martinez B, Lu ZK, Davis R, Doran GH, Ziegler B. Impact of the Birkman Method Assessment on Pharmacy Student Self-Confidence, Self-Perceptions, and Self-Awareness. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL EDUCATION 2016; 80:148. [PMID: 28090097 PMCID: PMC5221831 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe809148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2015] [Accepted: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Objective. To identify changes in pharmacy student self-confidence, self-perceptions, and self-awareness after completing the Birkman Method assessment and training program. Methods. Survey tools were developed to evaluate students at baseline and following the co-curricular Birkman Method program. Following IRB approval, students participating in the Birkman Method program were recruited for enrollment in this survey-based study. Results. Student self-confidence was high at baseline (mean=4 out of 5) and did not significantly change after Birkman Method testing and training. Self-perceptions regarding usual and stressed communication style and behaviors and behavioral needs under stress changed significantly after Birkman Method testing and training for these endpoints. The Birkman Method intervention resulted in a significant improvement in self-awareness, as indicated by a mean self-perception accuracy score increase of 1.6 points (95% CI: 1.3-1.9). Conclusions. A Birkman Method assessment and training program is an effective self-assessment tool for students, and may be useful for accomplishing Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 2016 Standard 4 affective domain elements, particularly self-awareness.
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- South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina
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- South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina
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- South Carolina College of Pharmacy, South Carolina
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- University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business, Columbia, South Carolina
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Narrative Medicine Workshops for Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents and Association With Burnout Measures. Obstet Gynecol 2016; 128 Suppl 1:27S-33S. [PMID: 27662003 DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether a workshop Narrative Medicine curriculum can improve burnout among obstetrics and gynecology residents. METHODS A Narrative Medicine curriculum was conducted at three obstetrics and gynecology training programs. An explanatory research design examined correlation between Narrative Medicine attendance and changes in survey responses. Residents completed a pretest and 1-year posttest survey that included validated measures of burnout and empathy. A within-participants design used baseline pretest scores as an internal control and measured changes in individual scores. The primary outcome of the study was change in burnout rates. Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used to analyze the data. RESULTS A total of 66 residents at three institutions participated in the Narrative Medicine curriculum. Of those, 54 (81%) enrolled in the study by completing any part of the surveys, and 43 (80%) of those enrolled had complete data for analysis. Burnout was high on all Maslach Burnout Inventory subscales and increased over 1 year. Participants with high Narrative Medicine attendance had decreased burnout on the Emotional Exhaustion subscale (-4.1 [±8.1]) points compared with an increase of 0.5 (±6.0) for low-attendance participants (U=134, P=.02, d=0.65). Lower self-care ratings were associated with improved Personal Accomplishment (+0.5 [±5.0]) compared with +2.0 (±2.7), U=84, P=.01]. Other characteristics did not significantly correlate with burnout or empathy. CONCLUSION Burnout was high and worsened over time among obstetrics and gynecology residents in these three programs. Higher attendance at Narrative Medicine workshops was associated with improved Emotional Exhaustion.
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Processes and Outcomes from a Medical Student Research Training Program in Integrative, Complementary, and Alternative Medicine. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2016; 95:779-86. [PMID: 27088478 DOI: 10.1097/phm.0000000000000508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In response to the growing need to train a new generation of clinician scientists, a research program was developed to train medical students in integrative, complementary, and alternative medicine (ICAM) research early in their careers. A total of 25 students (100%) successfully completed a 10-week program. Students reported significantly increased levels of knowledge in all 7 integrative, complementary, and alternative medicine topics at the conclusion of the program. All students presented their work at one or more local research symposia. In addition, the average number of quality research outputs, which included manuscripts, awards, and abstracts presented at national and international meetings, was 1.5 per student, which exceeded benchmarks based on prior program outcomes. Results from this program may be useful when planning larger or longer-term projects aimed at attracting physicians who will become our next generation of academicians, researchers, and healers.
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The effects of authentic leadership and organizational commitment on turnover intention. LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL 2016. [DOI: 10.1108/lodj-05-2014-0090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether authentic leadership in hospitality is composed of four distinctive but related substantive components (i.e. self-awareness, relational transparency, balanced processing, and internalized moral); the impact of authentic leadership on employees’ organizational commitment (OC); the impact of employees’ OC on their turnover intention (TI); and the indirect effect of authentic leadership on employees’ TI via OC. Design/methodology/approach – The authors tested a sample of 236 students working as employees in hospitality in the USA, on the idea that authentic leadership increases OC which in turn decreases TI. The participants were asked to rate the manager’s leadership style and the frequency of their leadership behavior. Findings – Results of structural equation modeling provide support for the positive effect of authentic leadership on OC in the hospitality industry, and suggest that OC mediates reduced TI. Practical implications – The findings in the present study are extremely useful to managers, human resource managers, and organizations as a whole. Practitioners looking to increase employee OC and decrease TI can do so by augmenting the authentic leadership qualities of managers. Originality/value – The results of this study suggests a variety of significant theoretical contributions as well as critical leadership and organizational implications. The effects of authentic leadership were empirically tested on employees’ OC and the effects of that OC on TI.
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Lin CC, Lin BYJ, Lin CD. Influence of clerks' personality on their burnout in the clinical workplace: a longitudinal observation. BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION 2016; 16:30. [PMID: 26818034 PMCID: PMC4730758 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0553-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The clinical training of medical students in clerkship is crucial to their future practice in healthcare services. This study investigates burnout during a 2-year clerkship training period as well as the role of personality traits on burnout during training. METHODS Ninety-four clerks at a tertiary medical centre who provided at least 10 responses to a routine survey on clinical rotation were included in this study, which spanned September 2013 to April 2015. Web-based, validated, structured, self-administered questionnaires were used to evaluate the clerks' personalities at the beginning of the first clerkship year, and regular surveys were conducted to evaluate their burnout at each clinical specialty rotation throughout the 2-year clerkship period. Overall, 2230 responses were analysed, and linear mixed-effects models were used to examine the repeated measures of the clerks. RESULTS Our findings revealed that medical student burnout scores were lower in the second year than they were in the first year of clerkships. Using the Big Five personality factors, all of the propensities, namely extroversion, agreeableness, consciousness, emotional stability, and openness were related to different extents of burnout reduction in the first clerkship year (P < .05). However, only emotional stability and openness were related to clerks' reduced burnout in the second clerkship year. Furthermore, being female, older, and with accompanied living were more closely related to lower burnout compared with being male, younger, and living alone throughout the clerkship period. CONCLUSIONS The students in the first-year clerkship, particularly those with higher burnout levels, had tendencies in the Big Five personality characteristics, exhibiting higher levels of introversion, antagonism, lack of direction, neuroticism, and not open to new experiences. The students in the second-year clerkship who do not exhibit a high propensity for emotional stability and openness should be of particular concern. The findings can serve as a reference for clinical teachers and mentors to effectively prevent and reduce the burnout of medical students during clerkship training at clinical workplaces.
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- Cheng-Chieh Lin
- School of Medicine, China Medical University, No.91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, ROC.
- Department of Family Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, No.2, Yude Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, ROC.
- Department of Healthcare Administration, College of Medical and Health Science, Asia University, No. 500, Lioufeng Rd., Wufeng, Taichung, 413, Taiwan, ROC.
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- School of Medicine, China Medical University, No.91, Hsueh-Shih Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Education, Department of Otolaryngology, China Medical University Hospital, No.2, Yude Road, Taichung, 404, Taiwan, ROC.
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Plant J, Barone MA, Serwint JR, Butani L. Taking Humanism Back to the Bedside. Pediatrics 2015; 136:828-30. [PMID: 26438713 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-3042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Jennifer Plant
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California; and
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California; and
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Jaini PA, Lee JSH. A Review of 21st Century Utility of a Biopsychosocial Model in United States Medical School Education. J Lifestyle Med 2015; 5:49-59. [PMID: 26770891 PMCID: PMC4711959 DOI: 10.15280/jlm.2015.5.2.49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Current medical practice is grounded in a biomedical model that fails to effectively address multifaceted lifestyle and morbidogenic environmental components that are the root causes of contemporary chronic diseases. Utilizing the biopsychosocial (BPS) model in medical school training may produce competent healthcare providers to meet the challenge of rising chronic illnesses that are a result of these factors. This study explored the current trend of research on the utility of the BPS model in medical education and examined medical school curricula that have explicitly adopted the BPS model. METHODS A systematic review of peer-reviewed literature was conducted on the BPS model and medical education since the 1970s using multiple databases. Descriptive analysis was used to illustrate findings regarding the trends of the BPS model in medical education and its utility in specific medical schools in the United States. RESULTS Major findings illustrated a growing trend in research on the BPS model in medical education since the 1970s with literature in this area most visible since 2000. The same trend was established for the incorporation of psychosocial or behavioral and social science components in medical education. From our peer-reviewed literature search, only 5 medical schools featured utility of the BPS model in their curricula utilizing variable educational processes. CONCLUSION Although literature regarding the BPS model in medical education is growing, the explicit utility of the BPS model in medical school is limited. Our findings can stimulate educational processes and research endeavors to advance medical education and medical practice to ensure that future doctors can meet the challenge of rising lifestyle and environmental associated illnesses.
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- Paresh Atu Jaini
- Medical Student, Department of Family Medicine, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76107-2699,
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- Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center, 3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas 76107-2699,
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Tully J, Dameff C, Kaib S, Moffitt M. Recording medical students' encounters with standardized patients using Google Glass: providing end-of-life clinical education. ACADEMIC MEDICINE : JOURNAL OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES 2015; 90:314-6. [PMID: 25551855 DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000000620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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PROBLEM Medical education today frequently includes standardized patient (SP) encounters to teach history-taking, physical exam, and communication skills. However, traditional wall-mounted cameras, used to record video for faculty and student feedback and evaluation, provide a limited view of key nonverbal communication behaviors during clinical encounters. APPROACH In 2013, 30 second-year medical students participated in an end-of-life module that included SP encounters in which the SPs used Google Glass to record their first-person perspective. Students reviewed the Google Glass video and traditional videos and then completed a postencounter, self-evaluation survey and a follow-up survey about the experience. OUTCOMES Google Glass was used successfully to record 30 student/SP encounters. One temporary Google Glass hardware failure was observed. Of the 30 students, 7 (23%) reported a "positive, nondistracting experience"; 11 (37%) a "positive, initially distracting experience"; 5 (17%) a "neutral experience"; and 3 (10%) a "negative experience." Four students (13%) opted to withhold judgment until they reviewed the videos but reported Google Glass as "distracting." According to follow-up survey responses, 16 students (of 23; 70%) found Google Glass "worth including in the [clinical skills program]," whereas 7 (30%) did not. NEXT STEPS Google Glass can be used to video record students during SP encounters and provides a novel perspective for the analysis and evaluation of their interpersonal communication skills and nonverbal behaviors. Next steps include a larger, more rigorous comparison of Google Glass versus traditional videos and expanded use of this technology in other aspects of the clinical skills training program.
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- Jeffrey Tully
- Dr. Tully is a first-year resident training in pediatrics, Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Dameff is a first-year resident training in emergency medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Kaib is assistant director, Doctoring Curriculum, Department of Academic Affairs, University of Arizona, College of Medicine: Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Moffitt is director, Doctoring Curriculum, Department of Academic Affairs, University of Arizona, College of Medicine: Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
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