Medical student support for vulnerable patients during COVID-19 - a convergent mixed-methods study.

Tirion HughesEleanor BeardAmelia BowmanJoyce ChanKatrina GadsbyMartha HughesMaya HumphriesAaron JohnstonGeorgina KingMegan KnockKaveeta MalhiGerda MickuteEbubechi OkpalugoMadeleine OliverVimukthi PereraFlorence PicklesLily PollockLucienne PullenFfion SamuelsHarriet SextonLaura ShutlerRebecca SmithPippa TannerEmma Ladds

Published in: BMC medical education (2020)

This study demonstrates utilization of medical students as wider assets within the primary health care team, with an initiative that enables support for vulnerable patients whilst promoting active medical education. Ongoing integration of students within 'normal' primary health care roles, such as chronic disease or mental health reviews, could provide similar opportunities for supported active and reflective learning.

Keyphrases

medical education
end stage renal disease
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
medical students
prognostic factors
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
study protocol
patient reported outcomes
patient reported