Needs assessment for enhancing pediatric clerkship readiness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many students report feeling inadequately prepared for their clinical experiences in pediatrics. There is striking variability on how pediatric clinical skills are taught in pre-clerkship curricula.

Methods

We asked students who completed their clerkships in pediatrics, family medicine, surgery, obstetrics-gynecology and internal medicine to rate their pre-clinical training in preparing them for each clerkship, specifically asking about medical knowledge, communication, and physical exam skills. Based on these results, we surveyed pediatric clerkship and clinical skills course directors at North American medical schools to describe the competence students should have in the pediatric physical exam prior to their pediatric clerkship.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Weinstein A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10044806 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature