A qualitative evaluation of the impact of a medical student school outreach project on both medical students and school pupils.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore medical student and school pupil experiences of an outreach school teaching project.

Setting

Community engagement is increasingly commonplace within medical school. Secondary schools offer ample opportunities for community engagement as medical students teach and engage in service learning. There is a lack of research regarding the impact of school community engagement projects and the impact on pupils, as critical stakeholders in the service medical students provide. In this qualitative study, we explore the perspectives of medical students and school pupils involved in a school teaching project.

Participants

Ten medical students participated in individual interviews, and 17 school pupils across three schools participated in group interviews. Dat

SUBMITTER: Brown MEL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10668267 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature