Malik, Bassit, Ojha, Utkarsh, Khan, Hassan, Begum, Farzana, Khan, Harun and Malik, Qasim (2017) Medical student involvement in health policy roles. Advances in medical education and practice, 8. pp. 735-743. ISSN 1179-7258. This article is available to all HEFT staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their HEFT Athens login IDs
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Abstract
Objectives
A teaching curriculum in health policy may be well established in medical school; however, an emphasis on applying taught principles via participation in health policy roles is less defined. We undertook a study to explore medical student participation in health policy roles.
Design and setting
An anonymous online survey via convenience sampling was conducted in the UK.
Participants
A total of 112 students from six medical schools participated in the study.
Outcome measures
The outcome measures were as follows: medical students' beliefs about their current knowledge of health policy and their desire to learn more; their current, past and future involvement in a health policy role, and perceived barriers to involvement.
Results
Forty-seven percent of participants reported previous teaching on health policy, with the majority scoring themselves 2 out of 5 for knowledge about the topic (38%). Seventy-seven percent of participants expressed a desire to be taught health policy while 73% agreed with compulsory teaching. Ninety-six percent of participants reported no current or previous activity in a health policy role, with 61% willing to undertake a role in the future. The three main barriers to student involvement were: a lack of knowledge about health policy (57%), an unawareness of opportunities available (56%), and a lack of time (43%).
Conclusion
In addition to already established teaching programs within medical school, implementation of community-based experiences could improve knowledge of health policy, while providing an opportunity for students to gain experience in health policy committee roles.
Item Type: | Article |
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Additional Information: | This article is available to all HEFT staff and students via ASK Discovery tool http://tinyurl.com/z795c8c by using their HEFT Athens login IDs |
Subjects: | L Education WX Health services > WX135 Health services management |
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Depositing User: | Miss Emily Johnson |
Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2018 13:45 |
Last Modified: | 26 Jan 2018 13:45 |
URI: | http://www.repository.uhblibrary.co.uk/id/eprint/1467 |
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