How can we enhance 'real-time' patient involvement in medical education? A qualitative study of patients and students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient contact is integral to undergraduate medical training. While political strategies emphasise the 'patient's voice' in medical education, the literature on how to enhance the active involvement of real-time patients is sparse. Increased demands for real-time patient interactions in primary care poses a challenge for educators to provide adequate opportunities for students to learn. Evidence on how students may benefit from patients' active involvement may inform the design and construction of teaching/learning encounters to optimise the educational value while maintaining positive patient experiences. This study aimed to identify how the involvement of real-time patients in medical education might be enhanced. It examined two research questions: •How does enhanced

SUBMITTER: Alao A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812220 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature