Launer David
University of Oxford Medical School, Medical Sciences Divisional Office, University of Oxford, Level 3, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford OX3 9DU, UK.
JAC Antimicrob Resist. 2022 Oct 14;4(5):dlac110. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlac110. eCollection 2022 Oct.
The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a current and future challenge for patients and clinicians, but the role of medical students in combating AMR is not well established. The most important role for students would be supporting the agenda of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS), which is an effective and evidence-based set of actions that mitigate the emergence of resistance. Medical students can be seen as unlikely activists, who have a strong track record of becoming activists for other causes. If they could extend this activist role to AMR/AMS, they could have outsized impact. In order to achieve this, it is imperative that students begin to organize in their own institutions, in collaboration with those working in other disciplines.
抗菌药物耐药性(AMR)的出现是当前及未来患者和临床医生面临的挑战,但医学生在抗击AMR中的作用尚未明确。学生最重要的作用是支持抗菌药物管理(AMS)议程,这是一套有效且基于证据的行动,可减轻耐药性的出现。医学生可被视为不太可能成为活动家的人,但他们在成为其他事业的活动家方面有着出色的记录。如果他们能将这种活动家角色扩展到AMR/AMS,可能会产生巨大影响。为实现这一点,学生必须开始在自己的机构中组织起来,并与其他学科的工作人员合作。