Rural Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
Aust J Rural Health. 2022 Aug;30(4):478-487. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12862. Epub 2022 Mar 14.
The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted medical students' learning experiences. Students in one Australian Rural Clinical School were surveyed to investigate the impact of disruptions to clinical placements and satisfaction with educational changes implemented as a result of the pandemic.
Cross-sectional survey.
The University of Queensland Rural Clinical School.
Students undertaking one or two years of study at the participating Rural Clinical School in November 2020.
A 20-item anonymised survey with questions on personal health and safety, quality of clinical training experience, response to changes in learning and student environment, and progression to completion of the medical degree.
The survey was completed by 124 students (76% response rate). Students were satisfied with the changes made to their learning to accommodate the disruptions to health service delivery and placements. Final year students were more satisfied with their learning experiences compared to their third-year counterparts.
The Rural Clinical School implemented a range of academic and psychological support strategies which appear to have helped with mitigating mental health concerns experienced by students completing rural placements, who are already prone to experiencing social isolation. Strengthening communication between the academic and health service sectors can improve the quality of learning for medical students on placements.
COVID-19 大流行对医学生的学习体验产生了不利影响。对澳大利亚农村临床学校的学生进行了调查，以调查临床实习中断对学生的影响以及对大流行期间实施的教育改革的满意度。
横断面调查。
昆士兰大学农村临床学校。
2020 年 11 月，在参与农村临床学校学习一到两年的学生中进行了这项研究。
个人健康和安全、临床培训体验质量、对学习和学生环境变化的反应以及完成医学学位的进展等 20 项匿名调查问题。
124 名学生（76%的回复率）完成了调查。学生对为适应医疗服务提供和实习中断而对学习做出的改变感到满意。与三年级学生相比，最后一年的学生对学习体验更满意。
农村临床学校实施了一系列学术和心理支持策略，这似乎有助于减轻在农村实习的学生所经历的心理健康问题，这些学生已经容易感到社交孤立。加强学术和卫生服务部门之间的沟通可以提高实习医学生的学习质量。
