The role of residents in medical students' neurology education: current status and future perspectives.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neurophobia, a well-described fear of neurology, affects medical students worldwide and may be one of the factors contributing to a shortage of neurologists in the United States. Residents spend a considerable amount of time with medical students; therefore, we sought to understand better the impact neurology residents have on medical students during their neurology clerkship and their subsequent interest in neurology. We aimed to identify and implement strategies to decrease neurophobia and increase the number of students pursuing neurology as a career.

Methods

Third-year medical students (n = 234) of UTHealth's McGovern Medical School rotating through their neurology core clerkship completed two surveys regarding their rotation experiences. Surveys were complete

SUBMITTER: Keser Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7164350 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature