Instructional Strategies for Incorporating Quality of Life Paradigms in Medical Education

Abstract

Introduction: Adding Quality of Life (QoL) concepts to medical education is a big step forward in making sure those future doctors and nurses understand all of their patients' needs. This essay looks at the best ways to teach medical subjects so that they include quality of life (QoL) issues, with the goal of improving both student learning and patient care.
Methods: A mixed-methods approach was used, with both qualitative conversations with medical trainers and a quantitative poll given to medical students at different points in their education. The study looked at how these tactics affected students' knowledge and ability to deal with quality of life problems. 
Findings: These show that engaging, patient-centered learning experiences, like models and patient accounts, help students understand and value QoL aspects in hospital situations a lot more. Using training methods from different fields together is also very important because it helps students see the social, psychological, and physical parts of patient care in a bigger picture. 
Conclusion: The study shows how important it is to include quality of life (QoL) in medical education. This way of teaching not only prepares future doctors to provide caring, patient-centered care, but it also helps them make smart, caring decisions in their practice. By using these teaching methods, we can connect the gap between standard medical education and the growing focus on patient well-being in healthcare.