The global variation of medical student engagement in teaching: Implications for medical electives.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:International medical electives, whereby undergraduates visit an institution in a country other than their own, are a common part of medical training. Visiting students are often asked to provide local teaching, which may be acceptable where the visitor is acting within the bounds of their own competency and the normal practices of both their home and host institutions. However, the extent to which teaching is an accepted student activity globally has not previously been described. This study aims to address this using an international survey approach. METHODS:A voluntary electronic survey, created using the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES) framework, was distributed across established international medical student networks. This assessed the in

SUBMITTER: Wenlock RD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7039511 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature