On November 13, 2021, with the participation of 75 students and 25 demonstrator students, the DDK-Workshop for Internal Medicine was held for the sixth time. The main goal of the event was to provide as many students as possible the opportunity to practice the physical examination. The one-day event was available not only to third-year students but also to fourth year students, because many of them did not have the opportunity to practise the physical examination due to the online lessons last semesters.
The MediSkillsLab was unable to host the Demonstrator Workshop this time due to recent reconstruction work, so a new venue had to be found for the event after five years: finally, the ground floor “red” wing of the new building could be occupied by students on this day. The study and teaching took place on Saturday morning from 9 am to 6 pm, in 3-hour shifts, in 4 rooms, in 3 languages, in small groups.
The shifts began with a short half-hour theoretical-presentation review, followed by a physical examination exercise by regions. The lecturers of the presentations and the instructors of the physical examination were clinical demonstration students. Clinical demonstrators are senior demonstrator students whose selection and training in all three languages is organized by the II. Clinic for Internal Medicine and Nephrological, Diabetological Center. The training ends with an exam, and those who pass can participate in the clinical instructor work as clinical demonstrators.
During the workshop, 75 third- and fourth-year (31 Hungarian, 24 German and 20 English) students had the opportunity to develop their practical skills. During the event, the organizers paid special attention to compliance with epidemiological restrictions.
Based on the feedback from the participating students, the workshop was again a success: students in all three programs consider the practice provided by clinical demonstrators to be indispensable. Many highlighted the benefits of small group learning and the opportunity to practice freely, the high level of preparedness and helpfulness of the demonstrators. In their opinion, there is a great need for similar workshops in the future.
The organizers of the 6th DDK Workshop for Internal Medicine were Aida Kerbeche, demonstrator for the Hungarian students, Patrick Nimmler, demonstrator for the German students and Vincent Thomsen, demonstrator for the English students.
The help of the 25 demonstrator students was essential for the success of the workshop.
Participating demonstrators:
Enikő Kovács (6th year), Krisztina Fekete (6th year), Zsuzsanna Fodor (6th year), Aida Kerbeche (5th year), Miklós Koppán (5th year), Péter Olivér Tóth (5th year), Illés Dorottya (5th year), Beck Brandon (4th year), Édes Eszter (4th year), Nagy Alexandra (4th year), Mihályi Veronika (4th year), Ligabue Lili (4th year), Kiss Dorina (4th year), Heller Sára (4th year), Omid Afkhamiardakani (5th year), Minh Nhat Phan Hoang (5th year), Aisha Khan (4th year) Tanusha Bajinath (4th year), Patrick Nimmler (5th year), Lisa Weisshaar (5th year), Matthis Becker (5th year), Vincent Thomsen (5th year), Vincent Ordelheide (5th year), Louisa Larson (5th year)
We would like to thank dr. Ágnes Koppán, dr. Kristóf Filipánits and Aida Kerbeche for the smooth and successful running of the all-day event, as well as all the organizers, demonstrators and participants.
Special thanks to the staff working in the new building, who helped us with the equipment of the rooms and the excellent technical background throughout.
We also thank dr. Andrea Tamás, President of the Circle of Demonstrators and dr. László Czopf, Vice-Dean for Education, for their support in organizing the workshop.
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