A Medical Experiential Learning Seminar for Elementary and Junior High School Students in Shizuoka Hospital, Juntendo University
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4
Abstract
There have been no reports on medical experiential learning seminars on physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services for elementary and junior high school students. We investigated whether a seminar would be effective for improving the recognition of the importance of helicopter emergency services among students and whether it influenced their impression of the job. We held a medical experiential learning seminar for elementary and junior high school students named the “Code Blue seminar”, was held. The seminar contained five modules (one tour and four skill experiences), including tour of the helicopter emergency service (HEMS) in our hospital and four medical skill experiences. The Code Blue seminar was a one-day seminar of approximately 4 hours in length, in which 24 students and their parents participated. The participants in the Code Blue seminar were in the fourth grade of elementary school to the third grade of junior high school. A questionnaire survey was distributed to assess the students’ satisfaction with each of the five modules using a five-grade scale was used. General satisfaction with the Code Blue seminar was calculated as the sum of each module multiplied by 4; a score from 0 (not at all fun) to 100 (extremely fun). The students ranked the five modules, based on their satisfaction with the experiences, from one to five (best). Finally, the attending students were asked whether or not they would like to be medical practitioners. Eleven male and 13 female students attended the seminar. Some patients indicated that they were highly satisfied with each module. The median general satisfaction score was 100 points, while the minimum score was 80 points. The HEMS tour, followed by the suturing module was the most highly rated experience. In contrast, the automated external defibrillation of a mock cardiac arrest patient and the broken bone stabilization modules were rated lower. Twenty-one of 24 attending students (87.5%) indicated that they would like to be medical practitioners after the Code Blue seminar. The Code Blue seminar might be effective for promoting the recognition of the importance of the HEMS among the elementary and junior high school students, and might influence the attending students’ choice of occupation in the future.
Authors and Affiliations
Youichi Yanagawa, Akio Kanda MD. PhD. , Hiroki Nagasawa MD. , Eiji Iwasaki MD. , Takehito Miyake MD. , Kouhei Ishikawa MD. PhD. , Takashi Miyashita, Atsuhiko Mogami MD. PhD.
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