How do medical students learn in an online community diagnostics program?

ABSTRACT:

Background

The need to engage medical students in understanding the social and environmental determinants of health in disparate communities is increasing. However, previous reviews have noted the limited community diagnosis programs and program evaluation. Given the feasibility of the programs, it is expected to be widely available online. Therefore, this study used a realist approach to identify learning patterns through an online community diagnosis program, namely context (C), mechanism (M), and outcomes (O) patterns.

Methods

A 2-week general medicine clinical practice program was conducted for 4^th- and 5^th-year medical students at a medical university in Japan. The program included a one-hour zoom-based lecture, feedback for students on their prese

SUBMITTER: Haruta J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9830126 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature