Pairing students on the wards
The effect on the clerkship learning environment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21448010 |
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| Authors | Krishan Sharma (0009-0005-1122-7184, Harvard University), Krishan K Sharma (Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA), Eli M Miloslavsky (0000-0003-0008-8105, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 441-444 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| 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.2021.2014050 |
| PMID | 34904524 |
| OpenAlex | W4200383948 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
BACKGROUND: Medical students are often paired together on clinical teams during their clerkships, but the effect of this practice is unknown. We conducted a survey study to determine student perceptions and attitudes regarding being paired on the same team with a classmate. METHODS: We conducted semi-structured interviews and utilized thematic analysis to develop themes for survey design. We then designed and administered a survey to the graduating class of 2018 at Harvard Medical School. RESULTS: One hundred students participated in the survey (60% response). The majority of students perceived that pairing impacted their clerkship evaluations. Pairing was perceived to positively impact learning, adjustment to the clerkship, enjoyment, wellness and the overall clerkship experience. However, stress related to grading and evaluation as well as competition for patients were cited as negative impacts. Students in our sample were split on their preferences for working alone or with another student on a clinical team. CONCLUSION: Student pairing is a common practice that affects the learning environment in clinical clerkships. Further study of interactions between students on medical teams as well as interventions to raise the positive value of pairing while limiting its negative impact may enhance the clerkship learning environment
Clinical clerkship · Curriculum · Grading (engineering) · Limiting · Medical education · Medical school · Pairing · Pedagogy · Perception · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Thematic analysis · Higher Education Practises and Engagement · Innovations in Medical Education · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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