Experiential student study groups: perspectives on medical education in the post-COVID-19 period

BMC Medical Education

Research

Georgia Eleni Thomopoulou¹  Evgenia Charikleia Lazari²  Nikolaos Kavantzas²  Evangelia Manou²  Andreas C. Lazaris²  Charalampos C. Mylonas²  Constantinos Nastos³  Emmanouil Pikoulis³ 

[1] Cytopathology Department, “Attikon” University General Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 75 Mikras Asias Str., Building 10, GR-115 27, Athens, Greece;Third Surgical Department, “Attikon” University General Hospital, School of Medicine, The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;

关键词: Experiential learning;    Interactivity;    Interplay;    Medical education;    Pathology study groups;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12909-023-04006-9

 received in 2022-09-18, accepted in 2023-01-05,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundUndergraduate medical curricula often fail to integrate experiential learning methodologies. Thus, a pilot series of interactive pathology lessons was designed and implemented in an attempt to promote experiential learning.MethodsThirty pre-graduate medical students voluntarily participated in the interactive study groups at the First Department of Pathology of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School. A questionnaire was designed to investigate the satisfaction of students regarding their participation in pathology study groups and to identify the characteristics that shape students’ perceptions of the foundations of medical education. Descriptive statistics (mean values) were used to describe the students’ evaluations of the pathology study groups, and thematic analysis was conducted to investigate the data collected using open-ended questions.ResultsInteractions with the professor and the option of co-observing the slides using dual-view optical microscopes and virtual slides were each evaluated as “Excellent” by ≅ 95% of the students. Four overarching themes were identified regarding the core characteristics of medical education according to the students’ perspectives: 1) educational background in medical education, 2) interaction with educators in medical education, 3) educational material in medical education and 4) assessment in medical education.ConclusionsThe high rates of acceptance of the pathology study groups reflect the desire and need for active learning methodologies to be implemented in modern medical education. Nearly all the students mentioned the need for practical skill acquisition, the integration of theory into practice and ethics in medical education. The success of these optional pathology study groups highlights the need for similar modalities to be incorporated into the main medical education curriculum.

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