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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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Service-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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Hosp Clin San Carlos, Madrid, Spain - Author
Inst Invest Hosp 12 Octubre, Dept Translat Hematol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Biol, Dept Biodivers Ecol & Evolut, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Biol, Dept Genet Physiol & Microbiol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Med, Dept Cellular Biol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Complutense Madrid, Fac Pharm, Dept Biochem & Mol Biol, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Higher Tech Sch Telecommun Engn, Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

ArticleBiomedical engineeringCellCollaborative care teamCoronavirus disease 2019EducationEducational methodologyFilmsHealth programHumanInfectionInfectious diseasesJob satisfactionLearningMicrobiologyNon-governmental organizationPublic healthService-learningSocial justiceTeaching resource

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

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 2025-07-23:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 4

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-23:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 33.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 39 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.75.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 3 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.