Medical students’ experiences of the Senior Citizen Partnership Program
Evaluation of a five-year longitudinal program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21447294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ute Hauck (0000-0002-5403-1641, Curtin Medical School, Perth, Western Australia), Felicity Roux (0000-0003-0982-149X, Curtin Medical School, Perth, Western Australia, corresponding author), Denise Demmer (0000-0003-0751-7304, Curtin Medical School, Perth, Western Australia) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 211-218 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Teacher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-159X • E-ISSN: 1466-187X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0142159x.2023.2243028 |
| PMID | 37595318 |
| OpenAlex | W4385970775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
PURPOSE: This article reports on an evaluation which explored students' experiences with a Senior Citizen Partnership Program (SCPP). This was implemented in 2017 as part of Curtin Medical School's curriculum to support students' learning about healthy ageing. METHODS: This mixed methods study reports a cross-section of attitudes and content analyses of (i) open-ended responses from 258 students and (ii) transcriptions from seven focus group discussions which allowed 33 students from first, fourth and fifth years to articulate their experiences of the SCPP and its impact on their training. RESULTS: Three main themes were identified: (i) challenges to prior perceptions of older adults (with ten subthemes), (ii) positive impacts on their medical education (with eight subthemes) and (iii) on their personal development (with five subthemes). Overall, students viewed the SCPP as a valuable contribution to their learning. Its intentional creation of a designated space and time coincided with students' transition into adulthood and formation as a doctor. Clinical-year students attributed the SCPP to improved interpersonal communication and care of older patients. CONCLUSION: A longitudinal program which partners students with residential-based older adults may support the emerging identity of a doctor who provides quality care for older persons
Curriculum · Focus group · General partnership · Interpersonal communication · Longitudinal study · Medical education · Pedagogy · Perception · Political science · Sociology · Aging and Gerontology Research · Empathy and Medical Education · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
Research Methods in Education
The formation of professional identity in medical students
Distinguishing Features and Similarities Between Descriptive Phenomenological and Qualitative Description Research
Content analysis and thematic analysis
Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (Coreq)
Naturalistic inquiry and the saturation concept
Successful Qualitative Research
The Constant Comparative Analysis Method Outside of Grounded Theory
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