Ann Lab Med.  2024 Sep;44(5):455-458. 10.3343/alm.2023.0355.

Educational Outcomes and Perception Changes in Medical Students After Visiting a Blood Donation Center

• Lee J
• Kim S
• Jeong SY
• Yoon SY
• Lee N
• Won JH
• Shin JW
• Kwon SH
• Lee MY
• Kim KH

• KMID: 2559153
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2023.0355

Abstract

Educating primary care physicians about blood donation and transfusion is critical. The Division of Hematology and Oncology at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital in Korea introduced an on-site educational program termed the Blood Donation Center Visiting Program in the clerkship education for final-year medical students. We evaluated the educational outcomes and changes in perception among medical students after the Blood Donation Center Visiting Program based on a survey. The program was implemented from 2021 to 2023. As part of the program, students visited a blood donation center each week, one group at a time. They gained practical knowledge about the blood donation process, and some students actively participated in blood donation. After the program, 287 students were eligible for an online survey of the program, of whom 203 participated in the survey. Among the 203 students, 126 (62.1%) donated blood during their visit to the blood donation center as part of the program, and 88.7% of the students reported an increase (from 71.4% to 90.1%) in their knowledge and willingness to donate blood. The onsite educational Blood Donation Center Visiting Program appears to have generated positive changes in perceptions among students and enhanced their knowledge about blood donation.

Keyword

Blood donation center; Education; Visiting program

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  Fig. 1 Blood Donation Center Visiting Program schedule.

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