scholarly journals Introduction of the Modified Neuroanatomy Motivation Questionnaire and Its Role in Comparing Medical Student Attitudes Towards Learning Neuroanatomy Between Neuro-enthusiasts and Standard Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Hall ◽  
Octavia Kurn ◽  
Deepika Anbu ◽  
Eva Nagy ◽  
Oliver Dean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Science Motivation ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Medical Student Attitudes ◽  
School Curricula

Abstract Background Neurophobia has been identified as a potential barrier to adequate knowledge of neurology in the medical community, and therefore to patient safety. There is a drive to identify the source of neurophobia, in the hope of tackling it. Comparing the learning motivations of standard medical students with those who enjoy neuroanatomy may be a way of doing this. Methods The science motivation questionnaire (SMQ) was modified for neuroanatomy. It was distributed to three cohorts of second year medical students and students attending the extracurricular National Undergraduate Neuroanatomy Competition (NUNC). Cohen’s D test for effect size was used to compare standard medical students and those attending the NUNC. Results Five hundred ninety-seven questionnaires were completed by second year students, and 320 by NUNC attendees. The differences in motivation to learn neuroanatomy between the 2 groups mainly fell into themes of career motivation, personal relevance, intrinsic motivation and assessment anxiety. Conclusion This study has demonstrated the use of the SMQ in neuroanatomy, and found differences in motivators to learn neuroanatomy between self-selecting “neurophiles” and standard medical students, mainly relating to intrinsic motivation and its role in their lives. More research is needed to further explore these differences and how they might apply to interventions in medical school curricula.

scholarly journals Measuring the Efficacy of Pathology Career Recruitment Strategies in US Medical Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia V. Hernandez ◽  
Dana Razzano ◽  
Nicole D. Riddle ◽  
John T. Fallon ◽  
Humayun K. Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Job Responsibilities ◽  
Pathology Laboratory ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Medical Student Attitudes

Context.— Multiple articles and surveys in the literature suggest that medical students find a career in pathology undesirable and believe it is disproportionately focused primarily on the autopsy. Objective.— To measure the effect of applied interventions on medical student attitudes about the field of pathology. Design.— This prospective study involving medical students from first through fourth year was conducted as a pilot study in 2 medical schools in the United States. A 2-part anonymous survey regarding interest in pathology as a career and familiarity with the specialty using a 10-point scale was given to first- and second-year medical students before and after they listened to a 10-minute pathology career presentation. The same survey was given to third- and fourth-year medical students before and after a 4-week pathology elective. Results.— A total of 121 and 83 students responded to the survey before and after the intervention, respectively. Of the 121 students who responded to the survey before the intervention, 106 (87.6%) had not spent significant time in a pathology laboratory before the intervention. The majority of responses in interest in career, job responsibilities, and features of pathologists before and after the intervention demonstrated a statistically significant difference (P < .001). We compared survey scores of presentation versus 4-week rotation groups before and after the intervention. Students who experienced the presentation did not differ from students who experienced the rotation in the majority of questions related to interest in career, job responsibilities, and features of pathologists. Conclusions.— Our study suggests that pathology exposure strategies can have a beneficial effect on student perceptions of the field and consideration of a career in pathology. Overall, the presentation intervention on the first- and second-year students seemed to have the greatest effect.

scholarly journals Required Longitudinal Service-Learning and Its Effects on Medical Students’ Attitudes Toward the Underserved

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica Rose Arebalos ◽  
Faun Lee Botor ◽  
Edward Simanton ◽  
Jennifer Young
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Underserved Populations ◽  
Preclinical Phase ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
Medical Student Attitudes ◽  
The University

AbstractAlthough medical students enter medicine with altruistic motives and seek to serve indigent populations, studies show that medical students’ attitudes towards the undeserved tend to worsen significantly as they go through their medical education. This finding emphasizes the need for medical educators to implement activities such as service-learning that may help mitigate this negative trend.All students at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Medicine are required to participate in longitudinal service-learning throughout medical school, and a majority of students interact with the underserved at their service-learning sites. Using the previously validated Medical Student Attitudes Towards the Underserved (MSATU), independent sample T-tests showed that students who interact with underserved populations at their sites scored with significantly better attitudes towards the underserved at the end of their preclinical phase. Subjects included 58 medical students with 100% taking the MSATU. This result indicates that longitudinal service-learning, particularly when it includes interaction with the underserved, can be one method to combat the worsening of medical students’ attitudes as they complete their medical education.

scholarly journals Medical students’ views: an exploration of medical student attitudes towards disclosure of mental illness

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 1792393
Author(s):  
Jawwad Mihran Haider ◽  
Fenu Maithriratne Ediripolage ◽  
Umar Salim ◽  
Syed Kamran
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Medical Student Attitudes

scholarly journals Analisis Motivasi Mahasiswa dalam Belajar Fisika

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
Petri Reni Sasmita ◽  
Saiful Rachman ◽  
Zainal Hartoyo
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Physics Education ◽  
Student Motivation ◽  
Learning Motivation ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
Physics Learning ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Science Motivation ◽  
Comparative Description

The purpose of this study is to find out the comparative description of student motivation on the newly developed campus in physics learning with a more advanced campus. To get a description of the students motivation, as many as 87 students selected at random from three different campuses were surveyed using Science Motivation Questionnaire II. The science motivation questionnaire consists of five components of motivation: intrinsic motivation, self-determination, self-efficacy, career motivation, and grade motivation. The results show that there is no significant difference between student motivation on the newly developed campus and student motivation on a more advanced campus in physics learning. If it is seen based on the motivation component, it is known that there is no significant difference between all components of student motivation on the newly developed campus with student motivation on campus which is more advanced. Keyword: Physics Learning Motivation, Physics Learning, and Physics Education

scholarly journals Medical student attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in medical education: a critical review

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Joyce ◽  
Jon Wardle ◽  
Chris Zaslawski
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Medical Student Attitudes ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

AbstractBackgroundThis paper aims to remedy a gap in the knowledge by presenting the first critical review of the literature on major themes relating to medical students perceptions and attitudes towards the exponentially growing field of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).MethodsAfter a comprehensive database search of the literature, 21 papers were chosen as suitable for the review. The results from these papers were tabled and discussed.ResultsThe results indicated that medical students lacked knowledge of CAM and are generally positive towards CAM education (especially in the preclinical years, if it provided evidence of efficacy and post-placement). Medical students thought that CAM should generally be incorporated into the medical curriculum mainly so they can confidently undertake referral to CAM practitioners. Being able to communicate with future patients about their CAM use was a major motivation for medical students to learn about CAM and a factor for medical student support of further incorporation of CAM content in the medical curricula. Educational exposure to CAM in many forms and in many papers was shown to significantly affect medical student attitudes to CAM. This may be reflective of the fact that, outside direct CAM training, there may be limited accessible opportunities for medical students and if integration is to occur, educational exposure is most important.ConclusionsThe rise of CAM as a social and clinical phenomenon necessitates consideration of further inclusion of these topics in the medical curriculum, if future physicians are to be able to fully discharge their role as care providers in an increasingly medically pluralistic world. However, the inclusion of CAM needs to be done in an objective and critical manner, which is relevant to the learner.

scholarly journals Validity evidence for a novel instrument assessing medical student attitudes toward instruction in implicit bias recognition and management

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina M. Gonzalez ◽  
Joseph H. Grochowalski ◽  
Ramya J. Garba ◽  
Shacelles Bonner ◽  
Paul R. Marantz
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Student Attitudes ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Implicit Bias ◽  
Medical Student Attitudes ◽  
Learner Attitudes

Abstract Background Implicit bias instruction is becoming more prevalent in health professions education, with calls for skills-based curricula moving from awareness and recognition to management of implicit bias. Evidence suggests that health professionals and students learning about implicit bias (“learners”) have varying attitudes about instruction in implicit bias, including the concept of implicit bias itself. Assessing learner attitudes could inform curriculum development and enable instructional designs that optimize learner engagement. To date, there are no instruments with evidence for construct validity that assess learner attitudes about implicit bias instruction and its relevance to clinical care. Methods The authors developed a novel instrument, the Attitude Towards Implicit Bias Instrument (ATIBI) and gathered evidence for three types of construct validity- content, internal consistency, and relationship to other variables. Results Authors utilized a modified Delphi technique with an interprofessional team of experts, as well as cognitive interviews with medical students leading to item refinement to improve content validity. Seven cohorts of medical students, N = 1072 completed the ATIBI. Psychometric analysis demonstrated high internal consistency (α = 0.90). Exploratory factor analysis resulted in five factors. Analysis of a subset of 100 medical students demonstrated a moderate correlation with similar instruments, the Integrative Medicine Attitude Questionnaire (r = 0.63, 95% CI: [0.59, 0.66]) and the Internal Motivation to Respond Without Prejudice Scale (r = 0.36, 95% CI: [0.32, 0.40]), providing evidence for convergent validity. Scores on our instrument had low correlation to the External Motivation to Respond Without Prejudice Scale (r = 0.15, 95% CI: [0.09, 0.19]) and the Groningen Reflection Ability Scale (r = 0.12, 95% CI: [0.06, 0.17]) providing evidence for discriminant validity. Analysis resulted in eighteen items in the final instrument; it is easy to administer, both on paper form and online. Conclusion The Attitudes Toward Implicit Bias Instrument is a novel instrument that produces reliable and valid scores and may be used to measure medical student attitudes related to implicit bias recognition and management, including attitudes toward acceptance of bias in oneself, implicit bias instruction, and its relevance to clinical care.

scholarly journals Motivasi Mahasiswa dalam Pembelajaran Biologi Molekuler

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Evi Suryanti
Keyword(s):  
Intrinsic Motivation ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Career Motivation ◽  
Science Motivation

Penelitian deskriptif ini bertujuan untuk  menjelaskan atau mendeskripsikan motivasi dari 35 orang mahasiswa Pendidikan Biologi di salah satu perguruan tinggi di Kota Pekanbaru dalam pembelajaran Biologi Molekuler pada Tahun Akademik 2016/2017.Pembelajaran Biologi Molekuler berlangsung dengan metode ceramah dan tanya-jawab.  Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik angket. Angket yang digunakan adalah angket yang diadaptasi dari Science Motivation Questionnaire II (SMQ-II) yang dikembangkan oleh Glynn, dkk., (2011). Angket motivasi ini terdiri dari lima komponen motivasi, yaitu intrinsic motivation (motivasi intrinsik), career motivation (motivasi karir),self-determination (keteguhan diri), self-efficacy (percaya diri), dan grade motivation (motivasi nilai) dengan 25 pernyataan dan mempunyai 4 skala Likert, yaitu Sangat Setuju (4), Setuju (3), Kurang Setuju (2), dan Tidak Setuju (1). Hasil analisis data menunjukkan bahwa 45,7% mahasiswa motivasinya sangat baik dan 54,3% mahasiswa memiliki motivasi yang baik. Intrinsic motivation merupakan motivasi yang lebih dominan bagi mahasiswa dalam pembelajaran Biologi Molekuler, diikuti oleh grade motivation, self-determination, self-efficacy dan career motivation.

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