Internship Research Articles

AN ALTERNATIVE INTERNSHIP MODEL TO IMPROVE THE TRAINING OF TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS AT THE HO CHI MINH CITY UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION.

This study examines the organization of internship for students majoring in translation and interpreting at the Department of French, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education with a goal to enhance the training quality and better prepare students for new demands from the profession and the labour market. On the basis of the ‘configuration’ proposed by Norbert Elias (1970), this study analyzes the multidimensionality and complexity of internship situations. The findings attained from organizations that provide internship opportunities serve as the basis for improvements to the internship module and the training quality at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education.

COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on medical interns’ mental health of public and private hospitals in Guadalajara

ABSTRACT Introduction Burnout syndrome is a global burden characterized by exhaustion, work detachment, and a sense of ineffectiveness. It affects millions of individuals worldwide, with a particularly high prevalence among medical students. Factors such as demanding education, exposure to suffering, and the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to elevated stress levels. Addressing this issue is crucial due to its impact on well-being and health-care quality. Materials and methods This cross-sectional survey study assessed fear of COVID-19 and burnout levels among medical student interns in hospitals in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The study used validated scales and collected data from September 2021 to September 2022. A snowball sampling method was employed and a minimum sample size of 198 participants was calculated. Results This study included 311 medical students (62.1% female and 37.9% male with a mean age of 23.51 ± 2.21 years). The majority were in their second semester of internship (60.5%) and from public hospitals (89.1%). Most students believed that the COVID-19 pandemic affected the quality of their internship (82.6%). Female students had higher personal burnout scores, while male students had higher work-related burnout scores. The mean score for fear of COVID-19 was 13.71 ± 6.28, with higher scores among women (p = 0.004) and those from public hospitals (p = 0.009). A positive weak correlation was found between COVID-19 scores and burnout subscales. Conclusion Our study emphasizes the significant impact of various factors on burnout levels among medical students and health-care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prolonged exposure to COVID-19 patients, reduced staffing, and increased workload contributed to burnout, affecting well-being and quality of care. Targeted interventions and resilience-building strategies are needed to mitigate burnout and promote well-being in health-care settings.

Identifying predictors of patient safety competency based on sleep quality in student faculty of nursing and midwifery during the internship period: a multidisciplinary study

BackgroundEnsuring patient safety is of paramount importance in healthcare services. Sleep disorders not only have detrimental effects on the health of healthcare students but also significantly impair their performance, leading to an increased risk of medication errors. These errors can pose a grave threat to the safety and well-being of patients. It is crucial to address and mitigate sleep disorders among internship healthcare students to safeguard the quality of care and minimize potential patient harm.ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the predictors of Patient Safety Competency (PSC) based on the sleep quality of internship healthcare students.MethodsA study was conducted on 331 students from the Ardabil School of Nursing and Midwifery at Ardabil University of Medical Sciences in northwest Iran from August to December 2022. The participants were selected by stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a demographic information form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey (H-PEPSS). The collected data were analyzed using SPSS software version 22.0. Person correlation coefficients were used to examine the relationship between PSC level, its dimensions, and sleep quality, while multiple linear regression was conducted to identify the predictors of PSC.ResultsThe competency of nurses in patient safety was average in both classroom and clinical settings. However, their ability to work as a team with other healthcare professionals scored the lowest. In addition, the quality of sleep was found to be a predictor of patient safety competency among healthcare students during their internships.ConclusionsIt is important to note that healthcare students tend to have moderate patient safety competence (PSC), which is positively correlated with their sleep quality. Therefore, it is vital to identify the key factors that directly affect PSC. This would enable nursing and midwifery faculty administrators to take preventive measures to enhance patient safety competence in both classroom and clinical settings. Additionally, organizing educational workshops that engage students and improve their sleep quality could improve patient care. Practical courses are recommended for health professionals and students in clinical settings to enhance patient safety competencies. Additionally, student internships should receive hands-on training to improve teamwork and rest conditions.

Comparison of Hand Grip Strength Between Physiotherapy Students and Dental Students

occupations, having a strong grip is a necessary requirement for success. Differences in the nature of the work,the workplace, and the things that professionals handle may be responsible for these behaviors. A good hand gripis highly helpful in a variety of hand-intensive occupations like physiotherapy and dentistry. Musculoskeletaldisorders, especially in the hand and wrist region, are common and have a great impact on work life.Purpose: The need for this study is to evaluate and compare the differences in hand grip strength betweenphysiotherapy and dental students and to see if clinical training for physiotherapy students and dental studentswill have an impact on their hand grip strength.Materials and methods: 100 subjects were selected from Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciencesbased on the selection criteria where 50 subjects were physiotherapy students(interns) and 50 subjects were dentalstudents(interns). The hand grip strength of the subjects was assessed with the help of a hand dynamometer andthe measurements were recorded. The entire study was conducted from November 2022 to March 2023.Result: The results of this study shows that there was a difference between both the groups and that physiotherapystudents have better hand grip when compared to the dental students.Conclusion: The results and the data obtained from this research concluded that grip strength of physiotherapystudents is more than that of dental students.

Utilizing Local Professional Association Chapters as Pathways for Leadership Development.

In 2019, there was no entity specifically dedicated to health promotion and education practitioners in Connecticut or New England. This made it difficult for health promotion practitioners and students to network, collaborate, and engage in professional development. The purpose of this article is to share our experiences developing the new Connecticut Chapter of the Society for Public Health Education (CT SOPHE), including how we leveraged student interns during the first two years to promote organizational growth. To build our membership, it was important to determine who would be interested in joining CT SOPHE and so we focused on three groups: the current workforce/professionals, future workforce/students, and future leaders/interns. Over the course of these two years, three interns were recruited to help with creating a needs assessment (MPH student) and program development (two BS students); the organization was established by an MPH student as her internship project. Three former interns share how their experience working with the CT SOPHE board has helped them develop crucial leadership skills early in their careers. Embedding student interns into the framework and operations of CT SOPHE demonstrates an intentional and strategic commitment to the sustainability of both the organization and the workforce.

Reflecting on Relationally Focused Critical Incidents: Investigating the Use of Reflective Writing to Support Conflict-Handling Skills During Speech-Language Pathology Student Internships

Purpose: Handling conflict successfully is an important professional competency. This study examined whether integrating relationally focused critical-incident reflections into graduate speech-language pathology student internships improved conflict-handling skills. The study also analyzed the breadth and depth of reflections and identified student variables associated with improved conflict handling. Method: Participants were a convenience sample of 49 graduate speech-language pathology students. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare participant conflict-handling skills at baseline, after a 7-week control period, and after 7 weeks of biweekly reflections. Students were provided with an orientation and writing prompt to guide their reflections. Relationships were examined between participant conflict-handling abilities, reflective capacity, emotional intelligence, number of reflections completed, and years of speech-language pathology–related experience. Results: Significant changes did not occur in conflict-handling skills after completing 7 weeks of relationally focused critical-incident reflections. Students demonstrated measurable ability to reflect on their experiences but appeared unable to achieve deep reflection. Significant correlations were revealed between emotional intelligence, number of reflections completed, and changes in conflict handling. Students with 2–4 years of prior speech-language pathology–related experience appeared to increase their conflict-handling skills during the clinical internship. Conclusions: Students were unable to critically reflect with guided questions and a training session alone. Reflection did not result in changes to conflict-handling skills, although individual student variables did impacted conflict handing. Implications for clinical education are discussed.

The Feasibility of Practical Training in Minimally Invasive Surgery at Medical School-A Prospective Study on the Pelvitrainer.

Background and Objectives: The acquisition of practical skills at medical school is an important part of the multidimensional education program of future physicians. However, medical schools throughout the world have been slow in incorporating practical skills in their curriculum. Therefore, the aims of the present prospective study were (a) to demonstrate the feasibility of such surgical training, (b) to objectify its benefit in medical education, and (c) to investigate the impact of such training on subsequent career choices. Material and Methods: We introduced a two-day laparoscopy course on the pelvitrainer as part of the curriculum of the gynecological internship of fifth year medical students from 2019 to 2020. The results of the students' training were matched to those of surgeons who completed the same curriculum in a professional postgraduate laparoscopy course from 2017 to 2020 in a comparative study design. Additionally, we performed a questionnaire-based evaluation of the impact of the course on medical education and subsequent career choices directly before and after completing the course. Results: A total of 261 medical students and 206 physicians completed the training program. At baseline, the students performed significantly more poorly than physicians in a median of three of four exercises (p < 0.001). However, this evened out in the final runs, during which students performed more poorly than physicians only in one exercise and even better than physicians in one. The general integration of surgical training in medical school curricula was rated very low (12.4% on the VAS, IQR 3-16%) despite the high demand for such training. In the survey, the course was deemed very beneficial for medical education (median VAS 80.7%, IQR 73-98%), but did not appear to influence the students' subsequent career preferences. Conclusions: The acquisition of practical surgical skills during medical school is significantly under-represented in many medical faculties. The benefits of such training, as demonstrated in our study, would improve the education of future physicians.

The Effect of Concept Map Training on the Process of Study approach in Nursing Students

Introduction: It is very important to choose the appropriate teaching method that can cause meaningful, effective and usable learning for learners. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of conceptual map on the study approaches of nursing students in intensive care unit internship. Methods: This is a semi-experimental study, 36 nursing students of Bandar Gaz Azad University, who were doing ICU internship at Hakim Jurjani Hospital in Gorgan in 2023, participated. The students were included in the study by census method and were assigned to two groups of intervention (18 people) and control (18 people) by random number table. The students of the test groups were trained in the ICU department for 40 hours using a concept map. Questionnaires, including demographic information and revised two-factor study approach questionnaire, were completed before the start of the internship and on the last day of the internship by the students of the experimental and control groups. Data were analyzed using Descriptive and analytical statistics (Shapiro-Wilk, U-Man-Whitney and T. Welch tests through SPSS. Results: The results showed that the average score of the study approach process before the intervention was 65.05 ± 8.18 in the test group and 60.55 ± 2.91 in the control group. Also, the average score of the study approach process in the test group after the intervention (68.83 ± 6.38) was significantly higher than the control group (60.05 ± 2.99) (p=0.02 , t=2.43). Conclusion: The score of the study approach process increased in the people who received training with concept map, so the concept map method promotes the meaningful learning of students and can be used in basic lessons that require high-level learning.

Perceptions of pre-licensure nursing students toward telecare and telenursing

ABSTRACT Telehealth transforms the healthcare system and provides the population with equal access to healthcare services at distance. This study aimed to investigate nursing students’ perceptions toward telenursing. Students’ knowledge, attitudes, advantages, disadvantages, barriers, and factors that affect the intention toward telenursing implementation were addressed. This study was conducted using a descriptive design. The study participants were 313 undergraduate nursing students. Data were gathered through a web-based survey from June to August 2022 and analyzed using SPSS version 22. Fifty-four-point-six percent (54.6%) of the students were male and 45.4% were female. Around one-fourth were internship students. Most students had access to the internet 97.4%. The results revealed that nursing students have positive perceptions toward telenursing. Their overall competencies in terms of knowledge, proficiency, awareness, and familiarity were moderate. Students raised some disadvantages and difficulties regarding telenursing; meanwhile, more advantages and suggestions to overcome the disadvantages were reported. It is of utmost importance that nursing education integrates telenursing content and practice to prepare future nurses for the successful implementation of telenursing. More research is still needed to examine the impact of telenursing on nursing practice. Nursing administrators must develop appropriate and prompt interventions to respond to the dramatically changing healthcare environment.

From the Other Side: Supervisor Perspectives on Paid Versus Unpaid Sport Management Internships

Internships help position college students to succeed in the sport industry but have historically been unpaid. In response to a call from Walker et al. for more research on the impacts of unpaid internships, this study interviewed internship supervisors regarding their perspectives on unpaid internships. Data analysis was framed by institutional theory, exploitation theory, and efficiency wage theory. Results showed that supervisors use several narratives to justify unpaid internships and organizations are often slow to change without a pressing reason. While the supervisors believed that higher pay would attract better candidates and produce higher quality work, they also believed that some organizations are not capable of paying their interns and sport organizations are popular enough to attract many applicants without paying.

Enhancing Placements in Educational Institutes: A Novel Approach

Abstract—The ABC analysis is an established inventory control technique in the industry wherein the available inventory is divided into three categories. It is similar to the Pareto principle and provides a mechanism to segregate the material into different categories based on their values to the industries. This study presents a novel approach of extending the concept of ABC analysis to the companies visiting the institutes for conducting the campus interview. The primary objective of this study was to enhance the quality and number of placements in the institute by classifying the industries as per the ABC analysis. The data of 268 companies visiting the institute over a period of eight years was documented and analyzed. After careful deliberations, a formula was established to determine the value of each company offering placements. The percentage value obtained for every company was used to segregate the companies into A, B and C categories. For calculations, the study has considered only the number of placements and average package offered by the visiting companies. Thereafter certain initiatives were undertaken by the institute for engaging with the industries. The motive was to enhance the quality of placements and to increase the industry-institute interactions in the institute. It was observed that the implementation of various initiatives led to an increase in the number of placements, average and maximum package. Within a year, the placements increased by 121 while the maximum package increased to 4.6 Lakhs. Pro-active engagement with the ‘A’ category companies have also resulted in additional benefits such as scholarships for needy students, increase in internships for students and increase in footfall of the industry experts and establishment of Centre of Excellence. The present study is a unique attempt to enhance the quality and number of placements in educational institutions. It represents a logical extension of a simple and commonly used technique in a different domain. This approach can be applied to any educational institute with suitable modifications for increasing the industry-institute interactions. Keywords: ABC Analysis, Educational Institutes, Engineering Graduates, Internships, Pareto Principle, Placements.

International education and diplomacy: Education of Serbian students in internship in the 21st century

International education and diplomacy: Education of Serbian students in internship in the 21st century

METHODOLOGICAL FEATURES OF USING COMICS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINING

The article examines the peculiarities of preparing primary school teachers to create educational comics and the possibility of using them in the educational process of primary school as a technology for visualising educational material. It analyses scientific sources in order to understand modern pedagogical approaches to the use of digital resources for the organisation of the studied process in higher education institutions. The domestic and foreign pedagogical experience of using educational comics in education is generalised. The current state of future teachers' readiness to apply pedagogical cases of creating and implementing media products for educational purposes is determined. The modern online resources used to organise the work of teachers in the development and implementation of educational media products for the NUS are analysed and systematised. The authors describe the age restrictions on the use of digital resources, the openness of programs and restrictions on their use, the convenience and sufficiency of ready-made templates of characters and scenes in the program, etc. The authors presented a methodology for creating educational comics, taking into account the technical capabilities of existing digital resources. They demonstrated the benefits of using comics in the educational process of training primary school teachers in the classes of the courses "Information and Technology Education with Teaching Methods" and "Information and Technology Education" and at meetings of the NUS Mentoring Studio. The article presents a selection and analysis of the available platforms for creating comics, which are most often used by educators in the educational process. A detailed analysis of modern digital resources has made it possible to identify the peculiarities of their use in the process of professional training of future teachers in the current conditions of martial law in order to develop the professional competencies of students. The study was conducted at the Faculty of Pedagogical Education of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University during the organisation of the educational process and student internships in general secondary education institutions. Student works, surveys and observations made it possible to identify effective digital platforms for creating and using comics in school practice (in particular, Canva, Pixton, StoryboardThat, My Storybook) by students of speciality 013 "Primary Education".

Intercultural competencies in managers of agricultural universities in the era of building the Society 5.0

Purpose: Contacts with foreigners and their somewhat different ways of thinking and behavior (often incomprehensible to the Polish society), reaching back to the roots of the culture of a given country, region or community, are becoming an everyday reality nowadays. These processes also affect the change of standards in the field of intercultural competencies of managerial staff. The aim of this paper is to discuss the development of cultural competencies in managers that are necessary in the management of intercultural organizations. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses the desk research method of analysis. The analysis of available subject literature and data obtained from the websites of six Polish agricultural universities enabled establishment of facts, verification of data and presentation of results. Findings: The considerations presented in the article indicate that the key element of the changes taking place in organizations are intelligent human resources with cultural competencies. International cooperation and foreign contacts are important – whether through participation in common projects, conferences, research or student internships. Joint actions are also required rather than individual actions and the initiatives undertaken are consistent with the concept of the society 5.0. Practical implications: A common space for development, modern technology, creative thinking and joint commitment of the managerial staff and the academic community enable the building of a super-intelligent society and universities fit for the 21st century. Social implications: The advances in technology should always be used with consideration of the needs and the good of people, regardless of cultural differences. The world of people, machines and their surroundings should be interconnected and all these elements should be able to communicate with each other. Originality/value: The article is an original approach to searching for solutions that influence the change of standards in the area of key competencies of managerial staff, including intercultural competencies. Keywords: cultural competencies, intercultural manager, changes in organizations. Category of the paper: research paper.

Practices and Challenges of the Internship Students in Physical Education

This study determined the practices and challenges of the internship students at Ningxia University in China under the Department of Physical Education. The target participants of the study were 300 intern students. All intern students of physical education provided their views about the different practices and challenges they experience under teaching job content and clerical job content by answering the survey questionnaire which was a researcher-made instrument. This study utilized a quantitative descriptive correlational research design where descriptive and inferential tools were used. In the survey, the result showed that there is a significant difference in the experienced practices and challenges of student interns when it is grouped according to profile specifically under the teaching job content. It was preparation, planning, and instructional materials that were challenging and the internship students are more likely to experience hardship focusing on teaching-related activities rather than clerical activities that have minimal to no relationship to teaching physical education. This only implies that to lessen the challenges in acquiring knowledge in teaching physical education, the school must focus and provide more time for the students to handle classroom management together with students instead of doing clerical jobs in different government offices in China.

Building competitiveness and business resilience in the environment of digital economy: A research in a chain of Serbian pharmacies

Background: Digital healthcare encompasses the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to improve processes related to health, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases. Aim: The goal of this research is to explore the transformation of conventional pharmaceutical profession into digital roles. Materials and Methods: The research was conducted in 2022 within a chain of five pharmacies named "Hygia Pharmacy" in Arandjelovac, Serbia, employing 23 individuals. The primary focus was to assess the impact of digitization on the company's performance, competitiveness, and business resilience. An internet-based survey was conducted among the employees at three different time points: initially, three months later, and six months later. Results: The business resilience plan of the company was confirmed by 91% of respondents. Most respondents stated that they attend professional webinars (81%) and Zoom meetings (57%) to improve their competitiveness. All respondents rated online sales as positively impacting consumers in terms of shopping convenience and mentioned that internal shipping and receiving documents facilitate work in the pharmacy. Most respondents (78%) gather professional information from digital sources (e-Pharmacy) compared to the paper form of the journal Pharmacy Practice. The survey revealed a downward trend in traditional working techniques compared to digital techniques, which showed an upward trend throughout all three testing cycles.

A Study on the Related Issues of Graduation Internship for Financial College Students

A Study on the Related Issues of Graduation Internship for Financial College Students

Bridging Silos: Collaborating to Create Authentic Learning Experiences for Future Instructional Designers

Authentic learning experiences such as internships can enhance employability and support the development of interpersonal skills. Arranging internships can be challenging for instructional design and technology (IDT) education programs, involving a need for collaboration with others across disciplinary areas to connect students with real-world instructional design needs and project ideas. This paper offers a design case of a partnership of investigators from multiple disciplines at a large, urban, public university in the southwestern United States that was leveraged to create summer internships for IDT students. Interviews were conducted with participating students six months following the program. There were noted impacts of the internship on their identities as novice IDT professionals, with certain components of the internship structure more directly shaping their IDT skills for working on transdisciplinary team projects.

Understanding the experience of computing students in remote internships

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was necessary to implement remote teaching at universities and work from home (WFH) to maintain social distancing. Given these circumstances, many students had their first professional experience working remotely at companies. The objective of this paper is to analyze the impacts caused by this change on how novice professionals entered the labor market and to understand the advantages and disadvantages involved in the WFH setting. In addition, we investigate possible points to improve the remote work experience of intern students and novice professionals. This study conducted a survey to understand the point of view of computer science students from Brazilian higher education institutions, who are interns or work remotely in local and international companies. The survey was answered by 117 individuals. From the results of the survey, we observed that the experience of students in remote work is generally positive. Respondents have frequent and clear communication with their teammates, have access to resources and tools needed to work remotely, and have positive feelings when carrying out their activities in this work format. In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of the home office were also defined from the perspective of students. Finally, based on the participants’ opinions, we present recommendations that may optimize the experience of novice professionals in remote work.

Research on the legal protection of labor rights and interests of college students in post internship

Research on the legal protection of labor rights and interests of college students in post internship