"Microbiology can be . . . " Student Competition to Develop Resources about Infectious Diseases that Improve Health Literacy.

IF 1.1 3区 农林科学 Q3 EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI:10.3138/jvme-2023-0143
Maria Luisa Marenzoni, Raoul Ciappelloni
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The European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education emphasizes the importance of communication skills and teamwork for student success in clinical practice. Traditionally, many veterinary curricula lacked standardized formal training in acquiring these essential skills. Effective communication and collaborative teamwork are not only crucial for fulfilling the clinical responsibilities of the veterinary profession but also play a pivotal role in the broader societal context. Veterinarians, in their social role, serve as scientific communicators for the community. This role involves conveying scientific concepts, even complex ones, with a particular emphasis on their significance for public health, reaching a diverse audience. Currently, there is a growing public health necessity to improve health literacy, which refers to the ability to access, understand, appraise, and use information to support healthy choices by society, especially for topics like infectious diseases and vaccination. This became more evident during the global COVID-19 pandemic. This teaching tip describes the development, organization, and broad outcomes of a student competition introduced during a standard veterinary medicine course to design novel resources on microbiology and infectious disease-enhancing health literacy. Three separate events were organized during the academic years 2020-2023. The third-year veterinary medicine students attending the 3-month course on infectious diseases of small animals participated in a student competition aimed at promoting creativity and innovation. Their task was to develop novel resources that delivered informative content to the public concerning microbiology and infectious diseases. Participation was voluntary and students participated in groups of 5-6. Overall, 125 students created 22 projects on microbiology and infectious diseases that were able to enhance health literacy. This approach allowed students to engage with the content and convey foundational knowledge to others in an easily accessible way. This skill of communicating with the public using easy-to-understand language is essential for success in the veterinary medicine profession. The resources produced, such as drawings, comics, games, and videos, constitute informative sources. Thus, they were published online on a scientific journal to disseminate knowledge of infectious diseases to a broader audience.

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"微生物学可以是......。...... "学生为提高健康素养而开发传染病相关资源的竞赛。
欧洲兽医教育机构协会(European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education)强调,沟通技能和团队合作对于学生在临床实践中取得成功至关重要。传统上,许多兽医课程缺乏掌握这些基本技能的标准化正规培训。有效的沟通和团队协作不仅对履行兽医专业的临床职责至关重要,而且在更广泛的社会背景下也发挥着举足轻重的作用。兽医在社会中扮演着科学传播者的角色。这一角色包括向不同的受众传达科学概念,即使是复杂的概念,并特别强调其对公共卫生的意义。目前,公共卫生领域越来越需要提高健康素养,即获取、理解、评估和使用信息的能力,以支持社会做出健康的选择,尤其是在传染病和疫苗接种等方面。这一点在 COVID-19 全球大流行期间变得更加明显。本教学提示介绍了在标准兽医学课程中引入的学生竞赛的发展、组织和广泛成果,该竞赛旨在设计有关微生物学和传染病的新资源,以提高健康素养。2020-2023 学年期间组织了三次不同的活动。参加为期 3 个月的小动物传染病课程的兽医学三年级学生参加了旨在促进创造力和创新的学生竞赛。他们的任务是开发新颖的资源,向公众提供有关微生物学和传染病的信息内容。学生自愿参加,每 5-6 人一组。总共有 125 名学生制作了 22 个关于微生物学和传染病的项目,这些项目能够提高健康素养。这种方法使学生能够参与到内容中,并以一种易于理解的方式向他人传达基础知识。这种用通俗易懂的语言与公众交流的技能对于在兽医行业取得成功至关重要。制作的图画、漫画、游戏和视频等资源构成了信息来源。因此,这些作品在科学杂志上在线发表,向更广泛的受众传播传染病知识。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Veterinary Medical Education (JVME) is the peer-reviewed scholarly journal of the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). As an internationally distributed journal, JVME provides a forum for the exchange of ideas, research, and discoveries about veterinary medical education. This exchange benefits veterinary faculty, students, and the veterinary profession as a whole by preparing veterinarians to better perform their professional activities and to meet the needs of society. The journal’s areas of focus include best practices and educational methods in veterinary education; recruitment, training, and mentoring of students at all levels of education, including undergraduate, graduate, veterinary technology, and continuing education; clinical instruction and assessment; institutional policy; and other challenges and issues faced by veterinary educators domestically and internationally. Veterinary faculty of all countries are encouraged to participate as contributors, reviewers, and institutional representatives.
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