First-year medical students partnered with the Philadelphia VA Medical Center to interview
veterans and test critical listening skills.
As a doctor, one of the most important skills to possess is the ability to listen. Recently, a group of first-year Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) students at 黑料传送门 took part in 鈥淰eteran鈥檚 Affair: My Life, My Story鈥�, a community experience in the Medical Humanities Course designed to challenge students鈥� critical listening skills.
黑料传送门 partnered with the Philadelphia VA Medical Center to connect students with a veteran interviewee. Students were required to set up a phone interview, compiling a list of questions that they felt were most important for writing a robust patient history. Students were not given access to any of the veteran鈥檚 history, either personal or medical. Upon completion of their interview, students transcribed what they learned and transcriptions were then shared with the veteran to test the student鈥檚 accuracy.
鈥淭his community experience was a reminder that when you鈥檙e treating a patient there is a whole life history that we may not know about,鈥� shared Erica Redmann (DO 鈥�24), a member of the first cohort of students in this course. 鈥淚 was fortunate to have a great experience, with a veteran who was very open about his life. I had a lot to write about and it made me better understand the depth of history we, as future physicians, will need to gather when caring for patients,鈥� continued Ms. Redmann.
Upon completion of this community experience, students came together to share their experience and provide feedback for future cohorts. There are plans to continue this program with a new group of students in both December and January.
When asked what her favorite part of this community experience was, Ms. Redmann shared, 鈥淚t鈥檚 exciting to know that the personal histories we鈥檝e written [once reviewed by the veterans for accuracy] will be included as part of their patient history file. Their physicians can look to these personal histories when deciding a course of care for these patients in the future.鈥�
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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