Neurology clerkship goals and their effect on learning and satisfaction.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To define medical student goals in the neurology clerkship and explore the association between goal setting and student performance, clerkship satisfaction, self-directed learning (SDL), and interest in neurology.

Methods

A 4-year prospective study of consecutive second- to fourth-year medical students rotating through a required 4-week neurology clerkship was conducted. A goal-generating cohort (first 2 years) was enrolled to describe the breadth of student-derived goals. A goal-evaluating cohort (second 2 years) was used to evaluate the frequency of goal achievement and assess associations with performance (e.g., National Board of Medical Examiners [NBME], examination), satisfaction, and SDL behaviors (both based on 5-point Likert scale).

Results

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SUBMITTER: Strowd RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4762419 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature