Student-led clinic cervical cancer screening-medical students' views on progression of learning, quality of Pap smears and women´s experiences of the visit - a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Student-led clinics (SLC) have been described, but not in gynecology. Gynecology is a subject typically covered in the last terms of medical training, however it includes few opportunities for students to tackle all phases of a consultation and a shortage of opportunities to perform gynecological examinations. Therefore, we started a student-led clinic for cervical cancer screening (SLC-CCS) in Linköping, Sweden and aimed to evaluate students' views on the progression of learning, the quality of the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear, and women´s experiences of the visit, using mixed methodology.

Methods

The implementation of the SLC-CCS is described in detail. Students (n = 61) taking part in the SLC-CCS between January and May 2021 were invited to participate in a follow-

SUBMITTER: Lilliecreutz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10077664 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature