Medical Student Participation in a Disaster Seminar and Drill: Brief Description of Activity and Report of Student Experiences

被引:7
作者
Kaji, Amy H. [1 ]
Coates, Wendy C. [1 ]
Fung, Cha-Chi [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Emergency Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
[2] Univ Calif Los Angeles, David Geffen Sch Med, Dept Family Med, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
基金
美国医疗保健研究与质量局;
关键词
EDUCATION;
D O I
10.1080/10401330903446040
中图分类号
G40 [教育学];
学科分类号
040101 ; 120403 ;
摘要
Background: Although it is a Joint Commission requirement for hospitals to maintain an up-to-date disaster plan and to implement drills, disaster training is not routinely incorporated into undergraduate medical education. Purposes: The objectives are to provide medical students with an introduction to disaster medicine, involving didactics and an experiential component where students participated in a disaster drill, and to evaluate the seminar's effectiveness through scored evaluations and a focus group discussion. Methods: A descriptive and qualitative analysis of a medical student disaster training course is presented. Results: The mean score for the four statements pertaining to the didactics was 4.3/5. Two themes from the focus group discussions emerged: (a) changes in self-perceived attitude toward disaster medicine and (b) changes in student's ability to apply this knowledge in a simulated setting. Conclusions: After the seminar, students appreciated the complexity of the field and the importance of incorporating disaster training into the general medical school curriculum.
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页码:28 / 32
页数:5
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