The role of emergency medicine interest groups in the development of emergency medicine: A case of Mbarara University of Science and Technology-Emergency Medicine Interest Group (MUST-EMIG) in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Emergency medicine (EM) is a new specialty in Uganda. There is no current formal EM undergraduate curriculum. The Mbarara University of Science and Technology Emergency Medicine Interest Group (MUST-EMIG) was established to bridge this gap. This survey was done to assess the contributions of MUST-EMIG. Objectives of the study were to: discover students' reasons for joining the MUST-EMIG; assess whether interest in learning emergency medicine was affected by participation in MUST-EMIG; evaluate plans to pursue emergency medicine as a specialty before and after joining MUST-EMIG; determine whether MUST-EMIG affected students' perception of emergency medicine's importance in Uganda's health care system; and elicit feedback from students on their experience as members of M

SUBMITTER: Kajjimu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10432599 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature