ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2021
Value-Added Roles of Medical Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessment of Medical Students' Perceptions and Willingness in Sri Lanka.
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- COVID-19 vaccination telephone outreach: an analysis of the medical student experience.Medical education online · 2023Article
- A Systematic Scoping Review of Motivations and Barriers in COVID-19 Volunteering Among Health Students: The Potential for Future Pandemic Volunteers.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Willingness of Nepalese medical and nursing students to volunteer during COVID-19 pandemic: A single-centered cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2021Article
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purposeSince the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an opportune time to introduce the value-added roles of medical students, this study assessed medical students' perceptions and willingness to assist in COVID-19 health sector preparedness and response via value-added roles in Sri Lanka.
methodsA cross-sectional online survey was conducted among all medical students studying in six batches of the Faculty of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, in June 2020. A Google form in English with 10 statements about individual perceptions of medical students' roles and their willingness to assist in the COVID-19 health sector response via value-added roles was used to collect data. The responses were recorded on a five-point Likert scale. The chi-squared test for independence was used to explore the associations between the academic year and the responses to each statement.
resultsOut of 856 (response rate 79.6%) study participants, the majority were females (n=601, 70.2%). The majority (n=804, 93.9%) reported that they have a responsibility to contribute to the country's COVID-19 health sector response. There was a statistically significant association between medical students' perceived level of clinical knowledge, having the clinical skills to assist in the COVID-19 health sector response and academic year (
conclusionMedical students are mostly willing to engage in preventive health sector value-added roles and, to a lesser extent, in curative health sector value-added roles during the COVID-19 outbreak. However, medical educators need to clearly define the value-added roles and provide adequate training and supervision for medical students across academic years to enable them to combine learning with making meaningful contributions to the health-care system during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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