Near Me to support student learning
Near Me is used to enable health and care students across a variety of academic institutions to achieve their learning outcomes. Students use Near Me to join clinicians seeing patients during in person consultations to take part in “authentic conversations”. Students also interact with “volunteer” patients during consultation scenarios using Near Me. Practice based learning opportunities are also undertaken during the “remote” elements of a student placement.
Here is an infographic describing how Near Me can increase capability and capacity in educational programmes.
A systematic review has recently been conducted on “Teleconsultation in health and social care professions education” which you can access here.
Virtual Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (VOSCEs)
This guidance is to support educators in all health professions to confidently undertake Virtual Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (VOSCEs) using the Near Me video consultation platform.
Video examples
Here is a short video describing how Near Me is being used in Dental Trainee Education.
Here is a short video describing how Near Me is being used in Physiotherapy Education.
A short video describing how Near Me enables medical students to participate in “authentic conversations” with patients to increase their digital capabilities, video consultation skills plus the universities’ placement capacity.
This video supports the NES 2024 Conference poster (The evolution of the OSCE to a VOSCE) and describes how Near Me was used during a shift from in person to video assessment whilst retaining the validity and safety of the consultation.
Example Driver Diagram
Tasks, Tests and Considerations to support Change Ideas
Here are the links listed in the image above:
National VC Team are on vc.support@nhs.scot
Remote Consulting Resources on TURAS are here.
The quick tour of Near Me Learning Resources can be watched below.
Sample process maps
Educator Guide
This guide (docx, 2022) is based on an original created in collaboration with University of Aberdeen Medical School 2022.
GP Near Me Poster from Aberdeen Medical School
The GP Near Me Poster (pdf) from Aberdeen Medical School describes how students have participated in “live, authentic consultations” remotely using Near Me.
Placement Guidance
We have produced guidance here (pdf) to support you in the placement elements of using Near Me.
Further support
If you require help in setting up Near Me to support your student’s learning then please contact the Near Me Team at nss.nearme@nhs.scot