| Medical student perceptions of the educational value of a student-run free clinic. | |
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PMID: 23027157 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Many medical schools have student-run free clinics (SRFCs), yet their educational value has not been well studied. We performed a one-time cross-sectional survey to assess medical student perceptions of the educational value of an SRFC at their institution. METHODS: The authors designed and validated a survey instrument including six statements on a 5-point Likert-scale. The questionnaire was distributed from February through May 2010 to all students enrolled at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine as part of a larger yearly, anonymous, internet-based survey regarding their experiences at the institution. RESULTS: The response rate was 66.5% with 347 of 522 eligible students participating. Ninety percent agreed or strongly agreed that the SRFC was a valuable educational experience, mean score: 4.51 on a scale of 5. Eighty-two percent agreed or strongly agreed that the teaching was excellent, mean score: 4.23. Students agreed or strongly agreed that the SRFC improved attitudes toward working with underserved patients (72%, mean score 3.99), helped students stay connected to sense of purpose, (71%, mean score 3.98), improved overall sense of well-being (67%, mean score 3.88), and influenced their decision to come to UCSD (52%, mean score 3.37). Eighty-four percent of qualitative responses in a free text comment box were positive (46 of 55). CONCLUSIONS: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to report the perceptions of an entire medical student body of a SRFC at their institution. The majority felt that this was a valuable educational experience. |
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Sunny D Smith; Michelle L Johnson; Natalie Rodriguez; Christine Moutier; Ellen Beck |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Family medicine Volume: 44 ISSN: 1938-3800 ISO Abbreviation: Fam Med Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-10-02 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8306464 Medline TA: Fam Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 646-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego. |
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