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Undergraduate medical students participating as investigators in a rheumatologic longitudinal cohort during the Covid-19 pandemic: Impact on students' daily routine

2021; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 27; Linguagem: Inglês

1536-7355

Aline Rizzo Borges, João Vítor Ziroldo Lopes, S. Basualto, Marina dos Reis Abreu, Cristina P. Albuquerque, Ana Beatriz Santos Bacchiega, Blanca Elena Ríos Gomes Bica, Danielle Christinne Soares Egypto de Brito, Adriana Pereira Duarte, P. Realle, G. Ferreira, Kirla Wagner Poti Gomes, Ana Karla Guedes de Melo, Bárbara Stadler Kahlow, Evandro Mendes Klumb, Carlos Alexandre Michaello Marques, L. Mota, Gabriela Araújo Munhoz, Eduardo dos Santos Paiva, Heloísa Mendes Pereira, Gecilmara Salviato Pileggi, Maria Teresa DE SOUSA FRANGO PINHEIRO, José Roberto Provenza, Ana Paula Monteiro Gomides, E. Reis Neto, Sofia Panato Ribeiro, Emília Inoue Sato, Thelma Larocca Skare, Viviane de Oliveira Nogueira Souza, Adriana María Kakehasi, Maycoln Leôni Martins Teodoro, Lilian David de Azevêdo Valadares, Henrique de Ataíde Mariz, Nafice Costa Araújo, Émerson Diógenes de Medeiros, Débora Cerqueira Calderaro,

Health and Medical Research Impacts

Objectives: The engagement of undergraduate medical students (MS) in clinical research may lead to improvement in scientific method critical analysis, better performance as young physicians, awareness of innovation, and the development of leadership skills and teamwork perspectives (1). This study evaluated changings in daily routine and the awareness of patients' realities reported by MS participating on a research project involving rheumatic patients in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A secondary analysis of a web-based cross-sectional survey (2) including MS participating of Mario Pinotti II study (MPII) (3) was performed. Demographic characterization and the description of the MS impressions of the impact of participating of MPII are reported. Results: A total of 228 (58%) MS involved in MPII responded to the survey: 151 (66%) were women with (Mean(SD)) 22.8 (2.8) years of age, most were studying in public (N = 135 (59%)) medical schools, from 10 Brazilian states. Figures 1 and 2 summarizeMS' reports on the impact of participating of MPII on their daily routine and increased awareness of patient's realities. Conclusion: MS participating on the MPII study reported a better understanding of rheumatic patients' fears and uncertainties during the COVID-19 pandemic, including hydroxychloroquine shortage, lack of medical appointments and an unmet need related to more adequate information addressed to the rheumatic diseases. Furthermore, the close interaction among rheumatic patients, faculty, rheumatologists, and otherMShave provided a significant improvement in their feelings of usefulness during the pandemic and could contribute to their future professional activities.