Enhancing medical students’ employment prospects in rural and remote Wales
S HORTAGE OF D OCTORS IN W ALES
S HORTAGE OF D OCTORS IN RURAL W ALES
L OW FOUNDATION YEARS APPLICATION RATE
C OLLEGE OF M EDICINE S WANSEA U NIVERSITY Celebrating its 10 th anniversary 2014 Graduate Entry Medicine First graduates completing their degrees this summer. St. David’s flag is the basis of the logo – emphasising the welsh roots and foundations of the College of Medicine
G RADUATE E NTRY M EDICINE S WANSEA U NIVERSITY S ITUATED IN THE C LINICAL S ETTING S TUDENT - DRIVEN S PIRAL S IMULATING C LINICAL P RACTICE S MALL S ERVING THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC
G RADUATE E NTRY M EDICINE S WANSEA U NIVERSITY Learning weeks – University based with clinical teaching Apprenticeships - learn the ‘practice of medicine’ Specialty Attachments - specialty based
G RADUATE E NTRY M EDICINE S WANSEA U NIVERSITY H OSPITALS – A BERTAWE S INGLETON M ORRISTON C EFN C OED – N EATH P ORT T ALBOT – C AERFYRDDIN – A BERYSTWYTH – L LANELLI – H AVERFORDWEST GP S URGERIES – A LL OVER !
R URAL HEALTH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION IN W ALES
R URAL HEALTH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION IN W ALES... RECOMMENDATIONS o...R URAL M EDICINE FORMING PART OF THE MEDICAL UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM AND THE FOUNDATION PROGRAMME... o... RECOMMEND THE LOCATING OF CAREERS AND TRAINING POSTS, FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS AND POST - GRADUATE LEVELS, IN RURAL AREAS... o... THE LOCATION OF CAREER POSTS HAS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON WHERE DOCTORS CHOOSE TO LIVE... AND THE LOCATION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND CAREER POSTS IN RURAL AREAS WOULD PERMIT A TAILORING OF WORKFORCE SKILLS THAT MATCHES LOCAL NEEDS...
R URAL AND R EMOTE H EALTH IN M EDICAL E DUCATION - RRHIME The RRHIME Track aims to increase the numbers of students and doctors practising in rural Wales and raise awareness amongst the GEM students of the benefits and realities of living and working in rural and remote areas. Research indicates that early and deep (‘immersive’) experience of rural healthcare by medical students and trainee doctors may facilitate their retention in the rural environment.
R URAL AND R EMOTE H EALTH IN M EDICAL E DUCATION - RRHIME C URRICULUM E LEMENTS CONTRIBUTING TO RRHIME A LL ELEMENTS OF EDUCATION PROLONGED IMMERSION STUDENT CHOICE 30% OF THE CURRICULUM O UTCOMES ARE IDENTICAL TO NON -RRHIME CURRICULUM
W ELSH L ANGUAGE IN M EDICAL E DUCATION - W HY ? Health More than Just Words: Strategic Framework for Welsh Language Services (2011) response to Frances Report (2013) NHS’ commitment (2011) to develop Welsh language services Education Enhanced opportunities for students to study through the medium of Welsh through the Welsh Government Vision for HE (2009) CCC funding support for developing Welsh medium higher education
W ELSH L ANGUAGE IN M EDICAL E DUCATION - W HY ? “It is important for people working in health, social service and social care to recognise that many people can only communicate their care needs effectively through the medium of Welsh. For many Welsh speakers, being able to use your own language has to be seen as a core component of care, not an optional extra.” (More than Words, Welsh Assembly Government, 2012).
W ELSH L ANGUAGE IN M EDICAL E DUCATION - S WANSEA Curriculum-embedded Welsh medium interviews Personal tutorials placement opportunities LOCS, LORS, CBL, Apprenticeships, Speciality Attachments Assessments Building into the academic framework Patient facing information for student projects Extra Curricular Welsh language for medicine course grant awarded to develop interactive resources Swansea Medical Society
W ELSH L ANGUAGE IN M EDICAL E DUCATION - B ENEFITS ? Increased awareness of Welsh-language needs in the health service Confident in using Welsh in a professional and clinical setting Gain knowledge in understanding the linguistic barriers encountered in the healthcare service.
I MPACT ? P ERCENTAGE OF S WANSEA M EDICAL G RADUATES STAYING IN W ALES FOR F OUNDATION T RAINING
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