TY - JOUR
T1 - Adding Value to the Health Care System
T2 - Identifying Value-Added Systems Roles for Medical Students
AU - Gonzalo, Jed D.
AU - Graaf, Deanna
AU - Johannes, Bobbie
AU - Blatt, Barbara
AU - Wolpaw, Daniel R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2017/5
Y1 - 2017/5
N2 - To catalyze learning in Health Systems Science and add value to health systems, education programs are seeking to incorporate students into systems roles, which are not well described. The authors sought to identify authentic roles for students within a range of clinical sites and explore site leaders’ perceptions of the value of students performing these roles. From 2013 to 2015, site visits and interviews with leadership from an array of clinical sites (n = 30) were conducted. Thematic analysis was used to identify tasks and benefits of integrating students into interprofessional care teams. Types of systems roles included direct patient benefit activities, including monitoring patient progress with care plans and facilitating access to resources, and clinic benefit activities, including facilitating coordination and improving clinical processes. Perceived benefits included improved value of the clinical mission and enhanced student education. These results elucidate a framework for student roles that enhance learning and add value to health systems.
AB - To catalyze learning in Health Systems Science and add value to health systems, education programs are seeking to incorporate students into systems roles, which are not well described. The authors sought to identify authentic roles for students within a range of clinical sites and explore site leaders’ perceptions of the value of students performing these roles. From 2013 to 2015, site visits and interviews with leadership from an array of clinical sites (n = 30) were conducted. Thematic analysis was used to identify tasks and benefits of integrating students into interprofessional care teams. Types of systems roles included direct patient benefit activities, including monitoring patient progress with care plans and facilitating access to resources, and clinic benefit activities, including facilitating coordination and improving clinical processes. Perceived benefits included improved value of the clinical mission and enhanced student education. These results elucidate a framework for student roles that enhance learning and add value to health systems.
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U2 - 10.1177/1062860616645401
DO - 10.1177/1062860616645401
M3 - Article
C2 - 27117639
AN - SCOPUS:85018394637
SN - 1062-8606
VL - 32
SP - 261
EP - 270
JO - American Journal of Medical Quality
JF - American Journal of Medical Quality
IS - 3
ER -