ArticleBMC medical education2016
"Making a difference" - Medical students' opportunities for transformational change in health care and learning through quality improvement projects.
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- Theory in quality improvement and patient safety education: A scoping review.Perspectives on medical education · 2021Article
- Engaging community pharmacists in quality improvement (QI): a qualitative case study of a partnership between a Higher Education Institute and Local Pharmaceutical Committees.BMJ open quality · 2021Article
- A Study on the Use of Massive Open Online Courses in Otorhinolaryngology After Graduation.Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2019Article
- Medical students as agents of change: a qualitative exploratory study.BMJ open quality · 2018Article
- Pilot study of quality of care training and knowledge in Sub-Saharan African medical schools.International journal of medical education · 2017Article
- Is the delivery of a quality improvement education programme in obstetrics and gynaecology for final year medical students feasible and still effective in a shortened time frame?BMC medical education · 2017Article
- Advances in medical education and practice: role of massive open online courses.Advances in medical education and practice · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundQuality improvement is increasingly becoming an essential aspect of the medical curriculum, with the intention of improving the health care system to provide better health care. The aim of this study was to explore undergraduate medical students' experiences of their involvement in quality improvement projects during a district health rotation.
methodsStudent group reports from rotations in learning centres of the University of Pretoria in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa were analysed for the period 2012 to 2015. Interviews were conducted with health care providers at four learning centres in 2013.
resultsThree main themes were identified: (1) 'Situated learning', describing students' exposure to the discrepancies between ideal and reality in a real-life situation and how they learned to deal with complex situations, individually and as student group; (2) 'Facing dilemmas', describing how students were challenged about the non-ideal reality; (3) 'Making a difference', describing the impact of the students' projects, with greater understanding of themselves and others through working in teams but also making a change in the health care system.
conclusionQuality improvement projects can provide an opportunity for both the transformation of health care and for transformative learning, with individual and 'collective' self-authorship.
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