The future of physician advocacy: a survey of U.S. medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advocacy is a core component of medical professionalism. It is unclear how educators can best prepare trainees for this professional obligation. We sought to assess medical students' attitudes toward advocacy, including activities and issues of interest, and to determine congruence with professional obligations.

Methods

A cross-sectional, web-based survey probed U.S. medical students' attitudes around 7 medical issues (e.g. nutrition/obesity, addiction) and 11 determinants of health (e.g. housing, transportation). Descriptive statistics, Kruskal-Wallis tests, and regression analysis investigated associations with demographic characteristics.

Results

Of 240 students completing the survey, 53% were female; most were white (62%) or Asian (28%). Most agreed it

SUBMITTER: Chimonas S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8310411 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature