Preparing for Pediatrics: Experiential Learning Helps Medical Students Prepare for Their Clinical Placement.

ABSTRACT: Despite the importance of effective communication skills in pediatrics, clinical placements may inadequately prepare undergraduate students to communicate with children. The integration of non-clinical interactions with healthy children within a pediatric curriculum has the potential to enhance learning. We designed and implemented a novel course involving experiential learning, including video-recorded consultations with simulated parents (SPs), team-based scenarios with a pediatric mannequin, interactions with healthy children through a pre-school visit and medical student led health workshops for primary school children. Medical students at the RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences took part in the course. We used a mixed methods approach to assess the impact of the course. We

SUBMITTER: Sullivan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8931532 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature