BMC medical education
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BMC medical education · Feb 2019
Correction to: Development and validation of an objective assessment scale for chest tube insertion under 'direct' and 'indirect' rating.
Following publication of the original article [1], the author reported that the given name and family name of all authors were swapped.
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BMC medical education · Feb 2019
Observational StudyThe impact of an interprofessional training ward on the development of interprofessional competencies: study protocol of a longitudinal mixed-methods study.
To meet the patients' needs and to provide adequate health care, students need to be prepared for interprofessional collaborative practice during their undergraduate education. On interprofessional training wards (IPTW) undergraduates of various health care professions potentially develop a mutual understanding and improve their interprofessional competencies in clinical practice. To enhance collaboration of 6th-year medical students and nursing trainees in the third year of their vocational training an IPTW (Heidelberger Interprofessionelle Ausbildungsstation - HIPSTA) was implemented at the University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany. On HIPSTA future physicians and nurses take care of the patients self responsibly and in close interprofessional collaboration, supervised by facilitators of both professions. Although there are positive experiences with IPTWs internationally, little is known about the impact of IPTW on the acquisition of interprofessional competencies. For future interprofessional training and implementation of IPTWs evaluation of interprofessional learning and collaborative practice on Germany's first IPTW is of high relevance. ⋯ The results of the evaluation will give insight in undergraduates', staff's and facilitators' experiences and their self-perception of competency development. In addition the results will help identify benefits, challenges and areas for modification when implementing and establishing similar interprofessional training wards.
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BMC medical education · Feb 2019
The role of empathy and psychological need satisfaction in pharmacy students' burnout and well-being.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between Korean pharmacy students' empathy and psychological need satisfaction and their levels of burnout and psychological well-being, using structural equation modeling. ⋯ Pharmacy students' empathy and psychological needs should be considered in pharmacy education systems to promote psychological adjustment.