Byszewski Anna, Bezzina Kathryn, Latrous Meriem
Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Biomed Res Int. 2017;2017:6183148. doi: 10.1155/2017/6183148. Epub 2017 Jun 19.
For optimal direction in career paths and postgraduate training, students can benefit from information to guide them through options. Using geriatric medicine as a template, the goal was to develop a multimedia podcast resource that can give a clearer picture of what a specialty entails.
The project included a survey of existing resources and needs assessment of medical students at the University of Ottawa, Canada. This survey assessed students' knowledge of geriatrics and interest in the field and explored what they foresee as being important to be informed on when considering application to programs. Based on this, interview questions and content were developed for a podcast which was then evaluated.
Interviews were conducted with physicians and residents nationwide. Relevant resources and links were added to the podcast. Evaluation demonstrated improved student understanding and interest in geriatric medicine as a career. Point-by-point format for a template on how to develop similar podcasts was developed to assist other specialties looking to develop similar information.
As no such framework currently exists, results of this project can serve as a template for other postgraduate programs in developing a multimedia resource for informing prospective trainees.
为了在职业道路和研究生培训中获得最佳指导，学生可以从相关信息中受益，以帮助他们做出选择。以老年医学为模板，目标是开发一种多媒体播客资源，以便更清晰地展示某个专业的具体内容。
该项目包括对现有资源的调查以及对加拿大渥太华大学医学生的需求评估。该调查评估了学生对老年医学的了解程度和对该领域的兴趣，并探讨了他们认为在考虑申请相关项目时需要了解哪些重要信息。在此基础上，为一个播客制定了访谈问题和内容，然后对该播客进行了评估。
对全国范围内的医生和住院医师进行了访谈。相关资源和链接被添加到播客中。评估表明，学生对老年医学作为一种职业的理解和兴趣有所提高。制定了一个关于如何制作类似播客的逐点格式模板，以帮助其他专业开发类似信息。
由于目前不存在这样的框架，该项目的结果可以作为其他研究生项目开发多媒体资源以告知未来学员的模板。
