Medical students’ child health experience in primary schools: ‘the best day of her life’

Fiona Muir; Kevin McConville; Lois Robertson; Karen Campbell; Shona McKnight; Kenny McKeown

doi:10.1177/2158244017700461

Medical students’ child health experience in primary schools: ‘the best day of her life’

Fiona Muir, Kevin McConville (Lead / Corresponding author), Lois Robertson, Karen Campbell, Shona McKnight, Kenny McKeown

Undergraduate Medicine

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Abstract

Objectives: This study was designed to explore medical students’ and primary school teachers’ experiences of a new community teaching project. Academic staff and students from the School of Medicine Dundee, National Health Service partners, Local Education Department and Primary School Teachers engaged in a collaborative project which has embedded community engagement in the curriculum whilst encouraging inter-professional education through multi agency working.

Methods: Influenced by evaluative inquiry this qualitative study used an online questionnaire, designed to give participants the freedom to respond, and give their own opinions, via free text responses.

Results: The results show the value of a real primary school-based situation, and the merit of experiential learning gained throughout the programme, in which students interacted with children about health promotion in a meaningful way.

Conclusion: The inter-professional and collaborative nature of the project enhanced the value of the experience for all participants in relation to the benefits of teamwork, dispelling the doctor authority and recognition of the roles of others. The experience was an interactive, enjoyable and expressive
way to facilitate learning, and has helped prepare the healthcare students for future practice.

Original language	English
Number of pages	8
Journal	SAGE Open
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244017700461
Publication status	Published - 24 Mar 2017

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