Analysis of Obligatory Involvement of Medical Students in Pandemic Response in the Czech Republic: Competencies, Experiences, and Legal Implications
Objectives: Medical students in the Czech Republic were mandated by the law to take part in the COVID-19 pandemic response in order to expand healthcare capacity. Our study aimed to analyze student’s competencies defined in the legislation and compare them with competencies assigned to them in clini...
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| author | Petr Michenka Lydie Fialová Lenka Šlegerová David Marx |
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| description | Objectives: Medical students in the Czech Republic were mandated by the law to take part in the COVID-19 pandemic response in order to expand healthcare capacity. Our study aimed to analyze student’s competencies defined in the legislation and compare them with competencies assigned to them in clinical settings during their deployment.Methods: Online survey with statistical analysis of collected data.Results: The survey was completed by 997 respondents. A major convergence between the system of credentials defined in the legal framework and the competencies that students performed were identified.Conclusion: Medical students represented a valuable resource for addressing shortages of qualified healthcare staff in critical situation. However, the system of competencies and credentials must be aligned with the educational framework to clearly define acquisition of competencies during the course of medical studies and the legal framework regulating students’ deployment must ensure consistency of actual and formal competencies in order to guarantee high standards of care and safety of the patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28b86b73d7c349b78f4296dab445ec132022-12-22T04:11:17ZengFrontiers Media S.A.International Journal of Public Health1661-85642022-12-016710.3389/ijph.2022.16051871605187Analysis of Obligatory Involvement of Medical Students in Pandemic Response in the Czech Republic: Competencies, Experiences, and Legal ImplicationsPetr Michenka0Lydie Fialová1Lenka Šlegerová2David Marx3Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaIndependent Researcher, Aberfeldy, United KingdomInstitute of Economic Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaThird Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, CzechiaObjectives: Medical students in the Czech Republic were mandated by the law to take part in the COVID-19 pandemic response in order to expand healthcare capacity. Our study aimed to analyze student’s competencies defined in the legislation and compare them with competencies assigned to them in clinical settings during their deployment.Methods: Online survey with statistical analysis of collected data.Results: The survey was completed by 997 respondents. A major convergence between the system of credentials defined in the legal framework and the competencies that students performed were identified.Conclusion: Medical students represented a valuable resource for addressing shortages of qualified healthcare staff in critical situation. However, the system of competencies and credentials must be aligned with the educational framework to clearly define acquisition of competencies during the course of medical studies and the legal framework regulating students’ deployment must ensure consistency of actual and formal competencies in order to guarantee high standards of care and safety of the patients.https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2022.1605187/fullmedical studentsCOVID-19medical educationclinical competenciesCzech Republiclegal framework |
| spellingShingle | Petr Michenka Lydie Fialová Lenka Šlegerová David Marx Analysis of Obligatory Involvement of Medical Students in Pandemic Response in the Czech Republic: Competencies, Experiences, and Legal Implications International Journal of Public Health medical students COVID-19 medical education clinical competencies Czech Republic legal framework |
| title | Analysis of Obligatory Involvement of Medical Students in Pandemic Response in the Czech Republic: Competencies, Experiences, and Legal Implications |
| title_full | Analysis of Obligatory Involvement of Medical Students in Pandemic Response in the Czech Republic: Competencies, Experiences, and Legal Implications |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of Obligatory Involvement of Medical Students in Pandemic Response in the Czech Republic: Competencies, Experiences, and Legal Implications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of Obligatory Involvement of Medical Students in Pandemic Response in the Czech Republic: Competencies, Experiences, and Legal Implications |
| title_short | Analysis of Obligatory Involvement of Medical Students in Pandemic Response in the Czech Republic: Competencies, Experiences, and Legal Implications |
| title_sort | analysis of obligatory involvement of medical students in pandemic response in the czech republic competencies experiences and legal implications |
| topic | medical students COVID-19 medical education clinical competencies Czech Republic legal framework |
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