Implementing Value-Added Medical Education: Lessons Learned From the Student-Initiated Stanford Frontline COVID-19 Consult Service.

ABSTRACT:

Problem

Value-added medical education (VAME) has been difficult to implement due to student and educator constraints. The COVID-19 pandemic caused mass transitions to online learning, removed students from clinical settings, and underscored students' desires for meaningful VAME opportunities. The authors introduced the Stanford Frontline COVID-19 Consult Service (SFCS), through which off-service medical and physician assistant (PA) students provided assistance to clinicians in the form of rapid research regarding COVID-19 clinical questions.

Approach

The SFCS, a student-derived VAME initiative, was implemented from March to May 2020 by Stanford University medical students, PA students, and faculty. SFCS aligned with not only the interests of clinicians and students but also

SUBMITTER: Zhou B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8603438 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature