Impact of family home visits on medical students’ learning in the field of social pediatrics

ABSTRACT: This article reports the results from a study conducted among medical students at the University of Antioquia. Its aim was to assess the impact of family home visits that favored the processes of comprehensive training through meaningful learning. This was a qualitative-interpretative case study with systematization, using the following instruments: interviews, surveys, focus groups document analysis and participant observation (2006-2011). The results showed that when medical consultations were complemented with family home visits, students became sensitized, hich increased their motivation and activated their willingness to learn meaningfully. Additionally, it was demonstrated that family home visits presented links with an active didactic strategy that when implemented intentionally, had an impact on students’ humanist and social profile as future healthcare professionals. Application of this strategy is important for teaching social pediatrics and internal medicine.

• Autores: Galindo Cárdenas, Leonor Angélica; Kambourova Kambourova, Miglena Gueorguieva; Zuliani Arango, Liliana Adela; Villegas Peña, María Eugenia
• Tipo de recurso: Article of investigation
• Fecha de publicación: 2013
• Institución: Universidad de Antioquia
• Repositorio: Repositorio UdeA
• Idioma: eng; spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:bibliotecadigital.udea.edu.co:10495/45004
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/10495/45004
• Palabra clave: Visita Domiciliaria; House Calls; Educación Médica; Education, Medical; Estrategia didáctica; Didactic strategy; Aprendizaje significativo; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006792; https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004501
• Rights: openAccess
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