Medical Student Attitudes on Explicit Informed Consent for Pelvic Exams Under Anesthesia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To obtain an overview of medical student attitudes on the need for explicit consent for pelvic exams under anesthesia performed for educational purposes DESIGN: From February to October 2020, 201 medical students at a single medical school in the United States participated in a cross-sectional survey after completion of the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship. Outcome measures included endorsement of need for explicit informed consent for educational pelvic exams under anesthesia, and knowledge of informed consent processes for such exams.

Setting

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine PARTICIPANTS: Third- and fourth-year medical students RESULTS: Overall, 75% of medical students endorsed a need for explicit informed consent for educational pelvic exams under

SUBMITTER: Zuchelkowski BE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9064935 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature