Department of Psychiatry, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Department of Nursing, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
BMC Med Educ. 2017 Nov 25;17(1):231. doi: 10.1186/s12909-017-1073-2.
BACKGROUND: In most medical schools, graduate students, sometimes referred to as graduate teaching assistants, often participate in the training of undergraduate students. In developing countries like Uganda, are typically involved in undergraduate training. However, prior to this study there were no standard guidelines for this involvement. At the same time, the views and experiences of the graduate students in their role as educators had not been documented. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore the views and experiences of graduate students about their involvement in undergraduate training in three Ugandan medical schools. The findings of this study will contribute to the development of policies for training in Ugandan medical schools. METHODS: This was a qualitative study in which thirty in-depth-interviews were conducted among second and third year graduate students in three Ugandan medical schools in the MESAU consortium (Medical Education Services to all Ugandans) including Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Makerere College of Health Sciences and Kampala International University, Western Campus. RESULTS: All graduate students from all the three medical schools viewed their involvement in undergraduate training as important. The study also revealed that graduate students increase available human resources and often compensate for the teaching missed when senior educators were absent. The graduate students expressed important views that need to be considered in the design of educational programs where they are to be involved. The respondents also reported a number of challenges in this undertaking that included lack of motivation, lack of orientation and having heavy workloads. The presence and commitment of senior educators to guide and support the graduate students in teaching activities was viewed as one significant intervention that would increase the effectiveness of their educational contributions. CONCLUSIONS: Graduate students enjoy their involvement in the training of undergraduate students despite the various challenges they face. In some departments, the involvement of postgraduate trainees is critical to the viability of undergraduate medical training.
背景：在大多数医学院校中，研究生（有时被称为研究生助教）通常参与本科生的培训。在乌干达等发展中国家，研究生通常参与本科生培训。然而，在此之前，他们的参与并没有标准的指导方针。同时，研究生作为教育者的观点和经验也没有被记录下来。因此，本研究的目的是探讨 3 所乌干达医学院校的研究生对参与本科生培训的看法和经验。本研究的结果将有助于制定乌干达医学院校培训政策。
方法：这是一项定性研究，在 MESAU 联盟（为所有乌干达人提供医疗教育服务）的 3 所乌干达医学院校（包括马凯雷雷大学、穆拉巴雷科技大学和坎帕拉国际大学西部校区）中，对第二和第三年的研究生进行了 30 次深入访谈。
结果：来自所有 3 所医学院校的所有研究生都认为他们参与本科生培训很重要。研究还表明，研究生增加了可用的人力资源，并且在资深教育工作者缺席时经常弥补教学上的损失。研究生们表达了一些重要的观点，这些观点需要在设计教育项目时考虑到，他们将参与其中。受访者还报告了在这一任务中面临的一些挑战，包括缺乏动力、缺乏指导和工作量过大。资深教育工作者的存在和承诺，指导和支持研究生的教学活动，被视为提高他们教育贡献效果的一个重要干预措施。
结论：尽管面临各种挑战，研究生还是喜欢参与本科生的培训。在一些系，研究生的参与对于本科生医学培训的可行性至关重要。
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