Teaching research in paediatrics: A "hands on" experience for medical students

Aim: To teach medical students about the methods, ethics and practicalities of conducting social science research, using a "hands on" approach. Methods: For a Student Selected Component (elective) offered by the Hull York Medical School, five students, under supervision, conducted a pilot...

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Main Authors: Aggarwal, S., Chadha, P., Kalia, S., Richardson, S., Winterbottom, L., Shields, Linda
Format: Journal Article
Published: ANZAME: The Association for Health Professional Education 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11523
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author Aggarwal, S.
Chadha, P.
Kalia, S.
Richardson, S.
Winterbottom, L.
Shields, Linda
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description Aim: To teach medical students about the methods, ethics and practicalities of conducting social science research, using a "hands on" approach. Methods: For a Student Selected Component (elective) offered by the Hull York Medical School, five students, under supervision, conducted a pilot study of a research project about family-centred care in three children's hospitals in the UK. They used a set of questionnaires for parents of hospitalised children, and staff, developed in Australia. Results: The students all scored highly on assessment and demonstrated that they had learned much about research methods and the ethics surrounding data collection with families in a hospital setting. The results confirmed the reliability of the tool for use in the UK. Conclusions: The students learned about social science research, its methods, ethical issues and practical problems surrounding data collection.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-115232017-01-30T11:25:13Z Teaching research in paediatrics: A "hands on" experience for medical students Aggarwal, S. Chadha, P. Kalia, S. Richardson, S. Winterbottom, L. Shields, Linda social medicine education Aim: To teach medical students about the methods, ethics and practicalities of conducting social science research, using a "hands on" approach. Methods: For a Student Selected Component (elective) offered by the Hull York Medical School, five students, under supervision, conducted a pilot study of a research project about family-centred care in three children's hospitals in the UK. They used a set of questionnaires for parents of hospitalised children, and staff, developed in Australia. Results: The students all scored highly on assessment and demonstrated that they had learned much about research methods and the ethics surrounding data collection with families in a hospital setting. The results confirmed the reliability of the tool for use in the UK. Conclusions: The students learned about social science research, its methods, ethical issues and practical problems surrounding data collection. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11523 ANZAME: The Association for Health Professional Education fulltext
spellingShingle social medicine
education
Aggarwal, S.
Chadha, P.
Kalia, S.
Richardson, S.
Winterbottom, L.
Shields, Linda
Teaching research in paediatrics: A "hands on" experience for medical students
title Teaching research in paediatrics: A "hands on" experience for medical students
title_full Teaching research in paediatrics: A "hands on" experience for medical students
title_fullStr Teaching research in paediatrics: A "hands on" experience for medical students
title_full_unstemmed Teaching research in paediatrics: A "hands on" experience for medical students
title_short Teaching research in paediatrics: A "hands on" experience for medical students
title_sort teaching research in paediatrics: a "hands on" experience for medical students
topic social medicine
education
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/11523