Open AccessHealth Education among Medical Students: A Challenge Worth Accepting
Author(s) -
Nikolaos Plastaras,
Angeliki Baimaki,
Sotirios Karagiannidis,
Aikaterini Giannaki,
Nikolaos Vlachopoulos,
Εmmanouil Smyrnakis
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of medical students
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2076-6327
DOI - 10.5195/ijms.2021.1013
Subject(s) - inclusion (mineral) , curriculum , medical education , medical school , health education , medical advice , psychology , medicine , pedagogy , nursing , public health , social psychology
World health education should be an integral part of every medical school’s curriculum. Unfortunately, this is not always the truth. In an effort to bring medical students of our school closer to Health Education, we developed and implemented a Health Education Program. This Program featured the inclusion of medical students as coordinators, along with the experts of the Team. Herein we share our experience throughout this journey, the obstacles that we faced, and our advice for anyone who might be interested in developing such a program. Furthermore, we discuss what the impact of including medical students as team members and program coordinators can be.