Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Hikarigaoka 1, 960-1295, Fukushima City, Fukushima, Japan.
BMC Res Notes. 2024 Mar 4;17(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s13104-024-06724-9.
Field trips to disaster-affected areas (FTDAs) without a specific purpose, such as medical cooperation, are widely used in medical education. However, what medical students gain from FTDAs remains unclear. The present study aimed to clarify what medical students gain from FTDAs. Five medical students who had visited the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan participated in a semi-structured group interview to ask what they gained from such a visit. The narratives were analysed using open coding.
The following four themes emerged: "Spirit of scientific inquiry", "Foundation for lifelong education and personal growth", "Broadened understanding of the medical profession", and "Importance of practicing medicine in the community setting". The ambiguity of medical students' specific roles in the field trip compared to the fieldwork may have encouraged them to make sense of the experience from their perspective. As a result, students may have gained a broader perspective of their future work and career through the FTDA. If medical educators can gain consensus from the residents of a disaster site, different disaster-affected areas can be potential sites for medical education using FTDAs.
到受灾地区（FTDA）进行无特定目的的实地考察，如医学合作，在医学教育中被广泛应用。然而，医学生从 FTDA 中获得了什么尚不清楚。本研究旨在阐明医学生从 FTDA 中获得了什么。五名曾访问过日本福岛核电站的医学生参加了半结构化小组访谈，以了解他们从这样的访问中获得了什么。使用开放式编码对叙述进行了分析。
出现了以下四个主题：“科学探究精神”、“终身教育和个人成长的基础”、“对医学职业的理解拓宽”和“在社区环境中行医的重要性”。与实地考察相比，医学生在实地考察中的具体角色的模糊性可能促使他们从自己的角度理解这一经历。因此，学生可能通过 FTDA 获得了对未来工作和职业的更广阔视角。如果医学教育者能够从灾区居民那里达成共识，那么不同的受灾地区可以成为使用 FTDA 进行医学教育的潜在场所。
