Evidence and Resources Library

• Sarah H.M. Wong*, Faye Gishen and Amali U. Lokugamage 13 July 2023 Higher Education

  ‘Decolonising the Medical Curriculum‘: Humanising medicine through epistemic pluralism, cultural safety and critical consciousness

  The article in the London Review of Education describes the pioneering efforts to decolonise the undergraduate medical curriculum at UCL Medical School (UCLMS), London, by a group of clinician educators and students, with the aim of training emerging doctors to treat diverse patient populations equitably and effectively.

• J. Smith, M. G. Stewart, E. Foggin, S. Mathews, J. Harris, P. Thomas, A. Cooney & C. J. Stocker 13 July 2023 Higher Education

  Assessing the benefits and usefulness of Schwartz Centre rounds in second-year medical students using clinical educator-facilitated group work session: not just “a facilitated moan”!

  This article from BMC Medical Education aimed to investigate whether the guidance of SR in second year medical students provides the same benefits as to healthcare professionals.

• Dominique Clancy, Annie Mitchell & Cordet Smart 13 July 2023 Higher Education

  A qualitative exploration of the experiences of students attending interprofessional Schwartz Rounds in a University context

  This article in the Journal of Interprofessional Care aimed to develop understanding of how health-care students experience participation at Schwartz Rounds in a University context.

• Harry Abnett, Robert Tuckwell & Lucy Evans 13 July 2023 Higher Education

  Early introduction of the multi-disciplinary team through student Schwartz Rounds: a mixed methodology study

  This article in BMC Medical Education aims to compare medical student experience of a single-discipline and a multi-discipline SR using mixed methodology.

• Claire Stocker, Andrew Cooney, Peter Thomas, Bharathy Kumaravel, Kenneth Langlands, Jasmine Hearn 13 July 2023 Higher Education

  Schwartz rounds in undergraduate medical education facilitates active reflection and individual identification of learning need

  This pilot study investigates whether Schwartz Rounds could be effective in developing students' reflective practice in Year 2 undergraduates.

• David Gleeson, James Arwyn-Jones, Mariam Awan, Isabel White & Omid Halse 13 July 2023 Higher Education

  Medical Student Schwartz Rounds: A Powerful Medium for Medical Student Reflective Practice

  This article in the Advances in Medical Education and Practice, explored the utility of student-specific Schwartz Rounds as a medium for reflective practice amongst medical students entering their first year of clinical attachments, and how effective these are compared to standard organisation-wide Schwartz Rounds.

• R. Barker, J. Cornwell & F. Gishen 13 July 2023 Higher Education

  Introducing compassion into the education of health care professionals; can Schwartz Rounds help?

  This article in the Journal of Compassionate Health Care, considers the value of Schwartz Rounds as an initiative that can be used to enhance student well-being and ultimately enable students to treat each other, colleagues and patients with more compassion.

• 25 May 2023 Point of Care publication

  Impact Report 2022

  A report on the work of our programmes from 2022.

• 18 April 2023 Toolkit

  New Beginnings toolkit for maternity and neonatal care

  This toolkit was developed from the experience based co-design (EBCD) ‘New Beginnings’ project by St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This project explored ways services could be improved for women who have part of their birthing experience in an operating theatre.

• Carl Betts Yorkshire Ambulance Service 17 January 2023 Schwartz Community Voices

  The story of a storyteller: dropping your armour and speaking openly at a Schwartz Round

  Carl Betts offers advice for people thinking about telling their story in a Schwartz Round.