Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Old Rd, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LE, UK.
Department of Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
BMC Med Educ. 2021 Apr 14;21(1):211. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02629-4.
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has led to global disruption of healthcare. Many students volunteered to provide clinical support. Volunteering to work in a clinical capacity was a unique medical education opportunity; however, it is unknown whether this was a positive learning experience or which volunteering roles were of most benefit to students.
The COVIDReady2 study is a national cross-sectional study of all medical students at medical schools in the United Kingdom. The primary outcome is to explore the experiences of medical students who volunteered during the pandemic in comparison to those who did not. We will compare responses to determine the educational benefit and issues they faced. In addition to quantitative analysis, thematic analysis will be used to identify themes in qualitative responses.
There is a growing body of evidence to suggest that service roles have potential to enhance medical education; yet, there is a shortage of studies able to offer practical advice for how these roles may be incorporated in future medical education. We anticipate that this study will help to identify volunteer structures that have been beneficial for students, so that similar infrastructures can be used in the future, and help inform medical education in a non-pandemic setting.
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2019 年冠状病毒病大流行导致全球医疗保健系统中断。许多学生自愿提供临床支持。以临床角色自愿参与是一次独特的医学教育机会；然而，目前尚不清楚这是否是一次积极的学习体验，或者哪种志愿服务角色对学生最有益。
COVIDReady2 研究是一项针对英国医学院所有医学生的全国性横断面研究。主要结果是探讨在大流行期间自愿参与的医学生与未参与的医学生的经历。我们将比较他们的反应，以确定教育益处和他们面临的问题。除了定量分析外，我们还将使用主题分析来确定定性反应中的主题。
越来越多的证据表明，服务角色有可能增强医学教育；然而，能够为如何将这些角色纳入未来医学教育提供实际建议的研究还很少。我们预计，这项研究将有助于确定对学生有益的志愿者结构，以便在未来使用类似的基础设施，并有助于在非大流行环境下为医学教育提供信息。
不适用。
