| Residents as role models: the effect of the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship on medical students' career interest. | |
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PMID: 21976080 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Medical students' choice of residency specialty is based in part on their clerkship experience. Postclerkship interest in a particular specialty is associated with the students' choice to pursue a career in that field. But, many medical students have a poor perception of their obstetrics and gynecology clerkships. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether fourth-year medical students' perceptions of teaching quality and quantity and amount of experiential learning during the obstetrics-gynecology clerkship helped determine their interest in obstetrics-gynecology as a career choice. METHODS: We distributed an anonymous, self-administered survey to all third-year medical students rotating through their required obstetrics and gynecology clerkship from November 2006 to May 2007. We performed bivariate analysis and used χ(2) analysis to explore factors associated with general interest in obstetrics and gynecology and interest in pursuing obstetrics and gynecology as a career. RESULTS: Eighty-one students (N = 91, 89% response rate) participated. Postclerkship career interest in obstetrics and gynecology was associated with perceptions that the residents behaved professionally (P < .0001) and that the students were treated as part of a team (P = .008). Having clear expectations on labor and delivery procedures (P = .014) was associated with postclerkship career interest. Specific hands-on experiences were not statistically associated with postclerkship career interest. However, performing more speculum examinations in the operating room trended toward having some influence (P = .068). Although more women than men were interested in obstetrics and gynecology as a career both before (P = .027) and after (P = .014) the clerkship, men were more likely to increase their level of career interest during the clerkship (P = .024). CONCLUSIONS: Clerkship factors associated with greater postclerkship interest include higher satisfaction with resident professional behavior and students' sense of inclusion in the clinical team. Obstetrics and gynecology programs need to emphasize to residents their role as educators and professional role models for medical students. |
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Judy C Chang; Michele R Odrobina; Kathleen McIntyre-Seltman |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of graduate medical education Volume: 2 ISSN: 1949-8357 ISO Abbreviation: J Grad Med Educ Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2011-10-06 Completed Date: 2011-11-10 Revised Date: 2012-04-27 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101521733 Medline TA: J Grad Med Educ Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 341-5 Citation Subset: - |
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