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Lubanska D, Alrashed S, Oschanney L, Cieslukowski A, Nadi A, Habashy P, Renaud A, Roye-Azar A, Soliman M, Adili K, Baker A, Baseet M, Llancari A, Mitrevski A, Mouawad S, Nguyen K, Sorge A, Zuccato K, Boujeke E, Cala J, Dinescu S, Ho M, Khan A, Almasri D, Dunn D, Ghafoor H, Grimmett E, Mouawad E, Patel R, Paunic M, Sharma D, Visconti T, Vuong V, Porter LA. E-learning and research experience exchange in the online setting of student peer mentor network during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: A laboratory case study. Biochem Mol Biol Educ 2024; 52:93-105. [PMID: 37811972 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.21792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
For close to 2 years, we have witnessed the impacts of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on research at several different levels. Among the list, limited access to laboratory-based training for undergraduate students prevented this cohort from gaining exposure to the realities of a research laboratory at a critical time in training when they may have found motivation in this area as a career. COVID exposed a weakness in our training pipeline; an extreme dependency on face-to-face training that threatened to create a void in the research talent needed to replenish the scientific community every year. In the classroom, we witnessed a revolution of e-learning based approaches that could be rapidly implemented based on existing footprints. Out of necessity, our laboratory developed and implemented an e-learning model of an undergraduate peer mentor network that provides a knowledge and experience exchange platform between students with different levels of research experience. Implementation of the platform was to aid students with gaining knowledge in multiple aspects of scientific research and hands-on work in a research laboratory. The collaboration between the students of the network was aimed at not only advancing the theoretical and practical research experience, but also at developing feedback implementation and practicing "soft skills" critical for teamwork and leadership. Herein, we present an overview of the model along with survey responses of the students participating in the peer mentor network. We have found that peer delivery of practical benchwork both via scientific presentations and visualized experiments, reduced the time of training and the amount of staff assistance needed when students returned to the bench. Furthermore, this model accelerated student independence in laboratory work and increased research interest overall. In summary, the model of a peer mentor network has the potential to serve as a training platform and as a customized tool, supplementing research laboratory training at the undergraduate level beyond the pandemic.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dorota Lubanska
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Computer Science, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Zhou A, Osman A, Flores G, Srikrishnaraj D, Mohanty J, Al Bader R, Llancari A, El-Hashemi A, Elias M, Mirza K, Muldoon M, Palazzolo R, Zaib F, Woldie I, Hamm C. Critical Illness in Migrant Workers in the Windsor-Essex Region: A Descriptive Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20:6587. [PMID: 37623172 PMCID: PMC10454922 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20166587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
Abstract
Despite their essential role in Canadian agriculture, migrant workers face numerous healthcare barriers. There is a knowledge gap regarding the healthcare experiences of migrant workers with critical illness in the Windsor-Essex region. Our objective was to collect information on the experiences of migrant workers experiencing a critical illness at Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) between 31 December 2011 and 31 December 2021. We conducted a retrospective chart review and interviews with migrant workers. We identified 14 migrant workers who presented to WRH with a critical illness over these 10 years. Despite occasional barriers regarding access to care, the migrant workers received an appropriate standard of care in Canada. Five of the fourteen patients identified were repatriated to their home countries. The migrant worker patients interviewed expressed satisfaction with the care they received in Canada but identified repatriation as a specific concern to receiving continuity of care. The health and financial burden imposed by critical illness on migrant workers and their employers makes critically ill workers vulnerable to medical repatriation as a unique social determinant of health. Considering the critical role of migrant workers in Canada's food security, policy changes should be considered to ensure critically ill workers are able to remain until recovery.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alex Zhou
- Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (A.Z.); (A.O.); (D.S.); (R.A.B.); (M.E.); (K.M.); (F.Z.)
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- Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (A.Z.); (A.O.); (D.S.); (R.A.B.); (M.E.); (K.M.); (F.Z.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (G.F.); (A.E.-H.); (R.P.); (I.W.)
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- Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (A.Z.); (A.O.); (D.S.); (R.A.B.); (M.E.); (K.M.); (F.Z.)
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- School of Social Work, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9A 0C5, Canada;
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- Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (A.Z.); (A.O.); (D.S.); (R.A.B.); (M.E.); (K.M.); (F.Z.)
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (G.F.); (A.E.-H.); (R.P.); (I.W.)
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- Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (A.Z.); (A.O.); (D.S.); (R.A.B.); (M.E.); (K.M.); (F.Z.)
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- Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (A.Z.); (A.O.); (D.S.); (R.A.B.); (M.E.); (K.M.); (F.Z.)
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- Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada;
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (G.F.); (A.E.-H.); (R.P.); (I.W.)
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- Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (A.Z.); (A.O.); (D.S.); (R.A.B.); (M.E.); (K.M.); (F.Z.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (G.F.); (A.E.-H.); (R.P.); (I.W.)
- Windsor Regional Hospital Cancer Program, Windsor, ON N8W 1L9, Canada
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- Schulich School of Medicine, Dentistry Windsor Campus, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (A.Z.); (A.O.); (D.S.); (R.A.B.); (M.E.); (K.M.); (F.Z.)
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada; (G.F.); (A.E.-H.); (R.P.); (I.W.)
- Windsor Regional Hospital Cancer Program, Windsor, ON N8W 1L9, Canada
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