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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Telemedicine for peer-to-peer psychiatry learning between U.K. and Somaliland medical students
Academic Psychiatry, Volume 37, No. 3, Year 2013
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Objective: The proportion of U.K. medical students applying for psychiatry training continues to decline, whereas, in Somaliland, there are no public-sector psychiatrists. This pilot study assessed the usefulness and feasibility of online, instant messenger, peer-to-peer exchange for psychiatry education between cultures. Method: Twenty medical students from King's College, London, and Hargeisa University (Somaliland) met online in pairs every 2 weeks to discuss prearranged psychiatric topics, clinical cases, and treatment options, completing online evaluations throughout. Results: Average ratings of the enjoyment, academic helpfulness, and interest of sessions were 4.31, 3.56, and 4.54 (of a maximum of 5), respectively; 83% would recommend the partnership to a friend. Conclusion: This partnership enabled students on both sides to exploit psychiatry-learning resources at the other's disposal, outside the standard medical education context, illustrating the benefits to medical students in dramatically different locations of partnership through telemedicine. This pilot study presents an innovative, cost-effective, under-used approach to international medical education. Copyright © 2013 Academic Psychiatry.
Authors & Co-Authors
Keynejad, Roxanne C.
United Kingdom, Carshalton
St Helier Hospital
Ali, Faisal R.
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Finlayson, Alexander
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Handuleh, Jibril
Somalia
Amoud University Medical School
Adam, Gudon
Somalia, Hargeisa
University of Hargeisa
Bowen, Jordan S.T.
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Leather, Andrew J.M.
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Little, Simon J.
United Kingdom, Oxford
University of Oxford
Whitwell, Susannah
United Kingdom, London
King's College London
Statistics
Citations: 27
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1176/appi.ap.11080148
Research Areas
Mental Health