It's a Win-Win: The Effect of Medical Students on Clinic Productivity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We sought to explore whether obstetrics and gynecology (Ob-Gyn) ambulatory clinic preceptors can maintain their clinical productivity with a learner (medical student) present.

Methods

We studied the productivity of five exemplary Ob-Gyn faculty over the 2016-2017 academic year. We used paired two-tailed t tests to compare physician productivity with and without a student. Faculty were interviewed and qualitative analyses were performed on faculty interview data to identify themes used to create sample best-practice workflows for student involvement in the clinic.

Results

Three faculty had significant increases in relative value units (RVUs) per clinic half-day when a medical student was present (11%-31% increase, P<.05). Four faculty had averag

SUBMITTER: Zuo SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9477509 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature