Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, 12208, USA.
Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Albany Medical Center Hospital, Albany , NY, 12208, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2023 Feb;38(1):127-133. doi: 10.1007/s13187-021-02087-y. Epub 2021 Sep 22.
Medical students need more exposure to and a greater understanding of their role in public health throughout their training, which may influence more of them to pursue careers in public health or change how they practice medicine in the future. A novel colorectal cancer education session was created for first year medical students to attempt to increase public health interest, improve colorectal cancer knowledge and discuss barriers to colorectal cancer screening. We constructed a novel integrated interactive peer led colorectal cancer educational session of panelists with a wide range of experiences in colorectal cancer and colorectal cancer screening. The session involved a didactic component, case presentation, and group exercises followed by assembly discussion. We surveyed first-year medical students over two consecutive years to assess their interest in public health, knowledge of colorectal cancer, and perceptions of barriers to colorectal cancer screening before and after the educational session. We also evaluated student satisfaction with the session. We compared the pre- and post-survey results to assess for changes in interest, knowledge and perceptions. 74.63% of students in 2018 and 67.7% in 2019 evaluated the session as excellent or good, with knowledge regarding colorectal cancer screening markedly increased after the educational session. Students reported knowledge and access to healthcare among the biggest patient barriers to colorectal cancer screening. Interest in public health increased by 7.5% and 5.6% in 2018 and 2019, respectively. The implementation of this interactive educational peer led exercise can increase interest in public health, improve knowledge of colorectal cancer prevention and facilitate discussions of colorectal cancer screening barriers. We hope to encourage other programs to adopt this preliminary model.
医学生在整个培训过程中需要更多地接触和了解他们在公共卫生中的角色，这可能会影响更多的人从事公共卫生工作，或者改变他们未来的行医方式。我们为一年级医学生创建了一个新的结直肠癌教育课程，试图增加他们对公共卫生的兴趣，提高他们对结直肠癌的认识，并讨论结直肠癌筛查的障碍。我们构建了一个新颖的综合互动式同行主导的结直肠癌教育课程，其中包括在结直肠癌和结直肠癌筛查方面具有广泛经验的小组成员。该课程包括一个教学部分、案例介绍和小组练习，然后进行小组讨论。我们连续两年对一年级医学生进行调查，以评估他们对公共卫生的兴趣、对结直肠癌的认识以及对结直肠癌筛查障碍的看法，在教育课程之前和之后。我们还评估了学生对课程的满意度。我们比较了预调查和后调查的结果，以评估兴趣、知识和认知的变化。2018 年有 74.63%的学生和 2019 年有 67.7%的学生评价该课程为优秀或良好，在接受教育课程后，对结直肠癌筛查的知识明显增加。学生报告称，知识和获得医疗保健是结直肠癌筛查最大的患者障碍之一。对公共卫生的兴趣分别增加了 7.5%和 5.6%。2018 年和 2019 年。实施这种互动式教育同行主导的练习可以提高对公共卫生的兴趣，提高对结直肠癌预防的认识，并促进结直肠癌筛查障碍的讨论。我们希望鼓励其他计划采用这种初步模式。
