Predictors of clinical practice examination scores of fourth year medical students after core clinical clerkships

Background: This research was birthed in 2017 during a trip to Lusaka, Zambia, with the purpose of offering fourth-year, medical students attending the University of Zambia, School of Medicine, lectures on psychology topics as part of their clinical studies. Students were also offered brief therapy sessions where they could process thoughts and feelings causing them internal struggles. The subject of offering counseling on a regular basis was randomly discussed with the students. From these discussions the need for this research became evident, with the intent of becoming the launching pad to brainstorm the most effective ways of developing a plan to offer counseling services for all medical students attending the University of Zambia School of Medicine. Methods: An-experimental research design, consisting of completion of a 12-item questionnaire administered by paper and pen. The inclusion criteria were the fourth year, medical students attending the University of Zambia, School of Medicine. Results: The student responses revealed that most of them had little to no experience with counseling services, but a strong desire for them. Discussion: The goal of this study was to simply establish a need for an on-campus counseling service, the need of which has been established by the very students who would benefit. With the acceptance of this need, the future plan is to explore the different ways in which this need can be fulfilled with minimal costs to the Medical School Program. Conclusion: This study is the first step towards identifying the needs of the medical students and sets the ground-work for further research into the specific areas of need and mental health challenges. More specificity in the area of demographics of students will produce a more comprehensive picture of the areas of concentration for the therapists offering services.

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Medisinstudenters intensjon om å tematisere seksualitet i behandlingsrommet [Medical students’ intention to talk about sexuality in clinical practice]

Scandinavian Psychologist ◽

10.15714/scandpsychol.3.e14 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nantje Fischer ◽

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Bente Train ◽

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Medical Students

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Awareness level of second, third and fourth year medical students toward antibiotic resistance

International Journal of Medicine in Developing Countries ◽

10.24911/ijmdc.51-1583174128 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 953-959

Author(s):

Mohammed Afify ◽

Abdulrahman Alsaidi ◽

Naif Almatrafi ◽

Ahmed Alhazmi ◽

Abdullah Alzahrani ◽

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Keyword(s):

Antibiotic Resistance ◽

Medical Students ◽

Fourth Year Medical Students ◽

Awareness Level

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Interventional radiology and artificial intelligence in radiology: Is it time to enhance the vision of our medical students?

Insights into Imaging ◽

10.1186/s13244-020-00942-y ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Pierre Auloge ◽

Julien Garnon ◽

Joey Marie Robinson ◽

Sarah Dbouk ◽

Jean Sibilia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Interventional Radiology ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Medical Students ◽

Medical Curriculum ◽

New Technology ◽

Large Population ◽

The Other ◽

Clinical Phase ◽

Preclinical Phase

Abstract Objectives To assess awareness and knowledge of Interventional Radiology (IR) in a large population of medical students in 2019. Methods An anonymous survey was distributed electronically to 9546 medical students from first to sixth year at three European medical schools. The survey contained 14 questions, including two general questions on diagnostic radiology (DR) and artificial intelligence (AI), and 11 on IR. Responses were analyzed for all students and compared between preclinical (PCs) (first to third year) and clinical phase (Cs) (fourth to sixth year) of medical school. Of 9546 students, 1459 students (15.3%) answered the survey. Results On DR questions, 34.8% answered that AI is a threat for radiologists (PCs: 246/725 (33.9%); Cs: 248/734 (36%)) and 91.1% thought that radiology has a future (PCs: 668/725 (92.1%); Cs: 657/734 (89.5%)). On IR questions, 80.8% (1179/1459) students had already heard of IR; 75.7% (1104/1459) stated that their knowledge of IR wasn’t as good as the other specialties and 80% would like more lectures on IR. Finally, 24.2% (353/1459) indicated an interest in a career in IR with a majority of women in preclinical phase, but this trend reverses in clinical phase. Conclusions Development of new technology supporting advances in artificial intelligence will likely continue to change the landscape of radiology; however, medical students remain confident in the need for specialty-trained human physicians in the future of radiology as a clinical practice. A large majority of medical students would like more information about IR in their medical curriculum; almost a quarter of students would be interested in a career in IR.

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Perceptions of a Remote Learning Pathology Elective for Advanced Clinical Medical Students

Academic Pathology ◽

10.1177/23742895211006846 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 237428952110068

Author(s):

Kara S. Tanaka ◽

Rageshree Ramachandran

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Learning Environment ◽

Online Survey ◽

Learning Goals ◽

Asynchronous Learning ◽

Self Directed Learning ◽

Anatomic Pathology ◽

Institutional Review ◽

Clinical Clerkships ◽

Remote Learning

In mid-March 2020, our institution removed most medical students from in-person clinical clerkships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Pathology responded by transitioning a fourth-year clinical elective to an all-remote format composed of synchronous didactics, daily clinical sign-out utilizing digital microscopy, and asynchronous learning materials. Thirty-seven medical students completed 2- or 4-week anatomic pathology electives tailored to meet their career goals and allowing them to progress toward graduation. Institutional Review Board approval was granted to survey students’ perceptions of engagement in the remote learning environment. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected using a standardized school-wide end-of-rotation survey, an online survey developed by the authors, and students’ self-directed learning goals. End-of-rotation data showed the remote pathology course performed well (4.88 of possible 5) when compared to all advanced clinical clerkships (4.51, n = 156 courses), all elective rotations (4.41, n = 50 courses), and the traditional in-person pathology elective (4.73). Core strengths in the virtual environment included high educational value, flexibility of content and schedule, organization, tailoring to an individual’s learning goals, and a positive education environment. Deficits included the inability to gross surgical specimens, inadequate observation or feedback about students’ skills, and impaired social connections. Areas for improvement included requests for in-person experiences and development of themed tracks for career exploration. Many aspects of anatomic pathology appear well-suited to the remote learning environment. While the remote model may not be sufficient for students pursuing careers in pathology, it can be adapted to increase nonpathologists’ understanding of interdisciplinary clinical collaboration with pathologists.

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Synchronous distance teaching of radiology clerkship promotes medical students’ learning and engagement

Insights into Imaging ◽

10.1186/s13244-021-00984-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ali Alamer ◽

Fawaz Alharbi

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

Medical Students ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Traditional Learning ◽

Distance Teaching ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Student Attendance ◽

Perceived Satisfaction ◽

Fourth Year Medical Students ◽

Self Administered Questionnaire

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted education in myriad ways, primarily leading to an abrupt paradigm shift in teaching and learning practices towards distance learning. The study aims to assess the effectiveness of teaching radiology to undergraduate medical students using synchronous distance learning compared to traditional on-campus learning through exploring students’ perceived satisfaction and concerns. Students’ perceptions were correlated with their attendance, grades, and frequency of technical difficulties. Methods The study was designed as an observational study involving fourth-year medical students (2019/2020) from two institutions. The cohort students were exposed to traditional learning, distance learning, or both. Students completed an online self-administered questionnaire concerning their perceptions of distance learning. Students’ attendance, engagement, technical difficulties, and post-clerkship knowledge assessments were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results A total of 145 participants completed the clerkship using the following strategies: traditional learning (n = 66), both traditional and distance learning (n = 67), and distance learning alone (n = 12). The most important result indicates that the abrupt transition to distance learning was well perceived. Most students preferred distance learning over traditional learning in the radiology clerkship (p = .05). During the synchronous sessions, student attendance was high, reaching to 100%. Technical difficulties were limited (1.9%), and they did not affect learning. Conclusion Synchronous distance teaching promotes learning, interaction, and enjoyment in undergraduate radiology education, and it can be as effective as traditional on-campus learning. The technical difficulties encountered, although they were limited, can be overcome by recording the synchronous sessions.

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Psychosocial Beliefs of Medical Students Planning to Specialize in Family Medicine

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1997.80.3.987 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 80 (3) ◽

pp. 987-992 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Fred W. Markham ◽

James J. Diamond

Keyword(s):

Internal Medicine ◽

Medical Students ◽

Family Medicine ◽

Family Physicians ◽

Female Students ◽

Further Training ◽

Senior Year ◽

Family Doctors ◽

Fourth Year Medical Students ◽

Belief Scale

The psychosocial orientation of fourth-year medical students planning careers in family medicine was compared to those selecting other specialities using the Physician Belief Scale. This scale has shown that practicing family physicians have a greater psychosocial orientation than those in other specialities such as internal medicine. The current study was done to see whether students choosing family medicine already have this greater orientation before they begin training as residents. 664 fourth-year medical students received surveys during their senior year and 378 (57%) returned completed surveys. Female students had a significantly greater psychosocial orientation than their male peers, but there were no significant differences between students planning residencies in family medicine and those selecting other residencies. The greater orientation of family doctors would appear to be a product of further training and experience either during residency or later during the actual practice of family medicine.

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