Impact of an emergency medicine clerkship on students' perceptions of emergency medicine.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:To determine the impact of an emergency medicine (EM) clerkship on senior (4th year) medical students' perceptions of the EM specialty. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:This was a pre/posttest observational study in a mandatory 4-week EM clerkship. Students were anonymously surveyed pre- and postclerkship regarding perceptions of EM. The survey used 24 statements grouped across four domains: 1) student EM clerkship expectations/experiences, 2) perceptions regarding EM physicians, 3) perceptions regarding patients in the emergency department (ED), and 4) EM as a desirable career. Data were analyzed using paired-sample t-tests, and comparisons made using McNemar's χ (2) test. RESULTS:A total of 385 of 407 students (94.6%) completed the pre- and postclerkship survey. There was no significant diff

SUBMITTER: Lamba S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4329998 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature