How Does Emergency Department Crowding Affect Medical Student Test Scores and Clerkship Evaluations?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The effect of emergency department (ED) crowding has been recognized as a concern for more than 20 years; its effect on productivity, medical errors, and patient satisfaction has been studied extensively. Little research has reviewed the effect of ED crowding on medical education. Prior studies that have considered this effect have shown no correlation between ED crowding and resident perception of quality of medical education.

Objective

To determine whether ED crowding, as measured by the National ED Overcrowding Scale (NEDOCS) score, has a quantifiable effect on medical student objective and subjective experiences during emergency medicine (EM) clerkship rotations.

Methods

We collected end-of-rotation examinations and medical student evaluations for 21

SUBMITTER: Wei G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4651593 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature