Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, USA.
Minneapolis Veterans Administration Health Care System Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), USA.
Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2022 Jul-Sep;43(3):418-428. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2021.1899918. Epub 2021 Mar 17.
Background/Objective Medical student geriatrics education using community-based volunteer older persons, known as a Senior Mentor Program (SMP), began decades ago. Though these programs have been described and evaluated against curriculum objectives, the full breadth of students' learning from SMPs has not been reported. Methods We conducted a qualitative study using content analysis of reflections of Year 2 medical students submitted during a single visit home-based SMP. Written reflections of 102 randomly selected students from 2016-2018 were inductively coded and grouped into themes. Older persons from the SMP site assisted in coding and quotation selection. Results We discerned six themes from the evaluation of student reflections: student insight, interview and exam, social community, challenges with aging, strengths (responses to challenges), and physical infrastructure. Conclusion A single home visit with older adults enables pre-clinical medical students to learn about multiple positive aspects of aging.
背景/目的 几十年前，使用社区志愿者老年人（称为高级导师计划，SMP）开展医学生老年医学教育。虽然这些项目已经针对课程目标进行了描述和评估，但尚未报告 SMP 为学生带来的全部学习成果。方法 我们采用内容分析法，对 2016 年至 2018 年期间在单次家访 SMP 期间提交的二年级医学生的反思进行了定性研究。从 2016 年至 2018 年随机选择的 102 名学生的书面反思进行了归纳编码，并分为主题。SMP 现场的老年人协助进行编码和引文选择。结果 通过对学生反思的评估，我们发现了六个主题：学生的洞察力、访谈和考试、社会社区、衰老的挑战、优势（应对挑战的反应）和物质基础设施。结论 与老年人进行一次家访，使临床医学前的医学生能够了解衰老的多个积极方面。
