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Service-Learning project was supported by grants from Universidad Complutense de Madrid: INNOVA-Docencia UCM 2017-18/18 and ApS UCM 2018-19/18.
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Diaz, EAuthorService-Learning, Movies, and Infectious Diseases: Implementation of an Active Educational Program in Microbiology as a Tool for Engagement in Social Justice
Publicated to:Frontiers In Microbiology. 12 589401- - 2021-06-29 12(), DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.589401
Authors: Linares, M; Lopez-Ejeda, N; Alvarez, P; Culebras, E; Diaz, E; Garcia, M T; Majano, C; Morales, M L; Rodriguez-Garcia, A; Rodriguez-Avial, I; Utrilla, C L; Valenzuela, M V; Valderrama, M J
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Service-Learning is an educational methodology that allows student learning while addressing community needs. A program in microbiology and infectious diseases was implemented in Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain. University lecturers, clinical microbiologists, doctorate students, and undergraduates from several Bachelor Degrees and courses worked in an interdisciplinary team along with social institutions that attend disadvantaged persons. Using commercial movies that deal with infectious diseases, the students learn clinical microbiology, prepare divulgation materials, visit social centers to accompany, and help others to know about illnesses and prevention. The program was developed through two academic years and involved 58 voluntary students, 13 teachers and tutors, and 4 social entities as community partners. Postsurvey evaluation of the program revealed a highly satisfactory achievement of goals: acquiring scientific and personal competencies by university students, including critical analysis and science diffusion, solving problems or collaborative team working, and contributing, together with the tutors, to the social responsibility of the university.
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The work has been published in the journal Frontiers In Microbiology due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2021, it was in position 34/137, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Microbiology.
Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.
Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-04:
- WoS: 2
- Scopus: 4