Student Schwartz Rounds at King’s

In this 16 min podcast Rini speaks to Kaynath a final year nursing student about her experience of being a panellist at the KCL Students Discrimination and Diversity Schwartz Round. She shares a shocking and sad story of discrimination she experienced on a placement. The rounds are a pilot project where all healthcare faculty students at King’s College London – Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy and Pharmacy are invited to join an hour long Schwartz round on a theme.

Schwartz Rounds are a multidisciplinary, safe reflective space where we listen to panellists’ stories and then invite the audience to share their reflections and stories without going into problem solving mode. There is evidence that this supports the wellbeing of regular attendees and has positive impacts on teamworking and patient care in other settings.

The Point of Care Foundation support our Schwartz Rounds and Kaynath was a student speaker at their recent conference in Liverpool alongside other students institutions that run Schwartz Rounds for Undergraduate healthcare students and are committed to tackling EDI issues.

Have you ever been to a round or if you are a teacher have your students? Take a listen, and think about what value they could bring and if you might encourage your own students to attend? 

 

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