| Preventive medicine: what do future practitioners really need? Are they getting it in medical school? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 8463738 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The purposes of our study were (1) to determine preventive medicine topics most relevant to clinical practice, and (2) to determine if medical education affects medical students' attitudes regarding preventive medicine. Our method of study was two surveys. The first survey asked practicing physicians to rank the 23 topics identified in the Healthy People 2000 monograph and determine their usefulness in clinical practice. The second survey assessed medical students' attitudes about preventive medicine. Practitioners ranked tobacco, cancer, and diabetes as most relevant to the actual clinical practice of medicine. There were no correlations between practitioners' gender, age, or region and their rankings of topics. In terms of specialties, surgeons felt preventive medicine was less important than did family practitioners. Medical students' attitudes about preventive practices became significantly more positive as they progressed through medical school. Survey scores also improved significantly in second year students after their preventive medicine course. Students planning to be surgeons were less positive about preventive medicine. There is a continuing need for prevention education in medical school curricula, especially about tobacco, cancer, diabetes, and nutrition. Epidemiology and disease reporting might best be presented as "how to read the literature." |
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Authors:
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B Phillips; R Rubeck; M Hathaway; M Becker; B Boehlecke |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association Volume: 91 ISSN: 0023-0294 ISO Abbreviation: J Ky Med Assoc Publication Date: 1993 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-05-05 Completed Date: 1993-05-05 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505615 Medline TA: J Ky Med Assoc Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 104-11 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Medicine, University of Kentucky. |
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Adult Attitude of Health Personnel Curriculum Education, Medical, Undergraduate* Female Health Promotion Health Surveys Humans Kentucky Male Preventive Medicine / education* Students, Medical |
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J Ky Med Assoc. 1993 Jun;91(6):247-8
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