From Passive Gatekeeper to Quarterback: Evolving Perceptions of Primary Care Among Medical Students in Longitudinal Outpatient Clerkships.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Longitudinal clerkships provide students with meaningful clinical care roles that promote learning and professional development. It remains unclear how longitudinal primary care clerkships inform students' perceptions of primary care.

Objective

To explore perceptions of primary care among medical students enrolled in longitudinal primary care clerkships.

Design

Qualitative, semi-structured interviews with medical students over 4 years.

Participants

Thirty-eight medical students participated at baseline; 35 participated in a 2-year follow-up interview; 24 participated at 4 years. Each student was enrolled in one of two longitudinal primary care clerkships: a team-based Education-Centered Medical Home (ECMH) or a one-on-one individual preceptorship (IP

SUBMITTER: Henschen BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8858340 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature