AN EVALUATION OF A STUDENT-LED FACULTY-SUPPORTED INTER-PROFESSIONAL
STUDENT MEDICAL-NURSING EDUCATION CONFERENCE (SMEC)
- Author:
Gerald Choon-Huat Koh
;
Ae Ra Kee
;
Jared Ryan Durnford
;
Fang yi Lim
;
Edwin Wei Xiang Chow
;
Kimberly Hui Oen Qian
;
Yew Seng Tan
;
Prakash S Prajwala
;
John Kit Chung Tam
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Medical education;
Medical student;
Nursing education;
Nursing student;
student-run;
Interprofessional;
Conference;
Workshops
- From:The Singapore Family Physician
2016;42(3):70-74
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Purpose: There are relatively few student-led medical
conferences worldwide. A group of medical and nursing
students from Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine,
National University of Singapore, organized an annual
student-led faculty-supported inter-professional
Student Medical-Nursing Education Conference
(SMEC), which consisted of plenary talks, lectures and
workshops, and a scientific competition. This research
focused on the evaluation of workshops conducted
during the 8th SMEC 2012.
Method: The authors used various process variables to
survey the conference participants on the educational
value of the 4 plenary lectures and 20 workshops, half of
which were run by experienced healthcare professionals
and the other half by current seniors or recent
graduates.
Results: A total of 270 medical and nursing students
completed the survey. Good to excellent educational
value was reported for most of the workshops. Higher
educational value was associated with use of props
(correlation coefficient, r=0.733 and 0.568), adherence
to workshop topic/focus (r=0.608 and 0.815) and
openness of presenter to questions (r=0.555 and 0.453).
Conclusion: A student-led, faculty-supported interprofessional
conference organized by medical and
nursing students had good to excellent self-reported
education value in helping their fellow medical and
nursing students learn about various healthcare
disciplines and prepare for medical and nursing school.
