Establishing a Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Subinternship for Medical Students.

Autor: Solotke MT; Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut. Electronic address: michael.solotke@yale.edu., Crabtree J; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut., Encandela J; Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; Teaching and Learning Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut., Vash-Margita A; Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology [J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol] 2020 Apr; Vol. 33 (2), pp. 104-109. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Oct 28.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.10.004
Abstrakt: Within the pediatric and adolescent gynecology (PAG) community, an important issue deserving of our attention is expansion of formalized PAG training opportunities for medical students. In addition to those in obstetrics and gynecology, many physicians practicing family medicine, internal medicine, and surgery provide care to young female patients. However, residency programs provide inconsistent training in addressing specific PAG health care needs and communication skills required for delivery of care to pediatric and adolescent patients; opportunities for supervised clinical experience in these areas at the medical school level therefore have great importance because they might not be offered again during some residencies. At the undergraduate medical education level, training opportunities in PAG are currently limited, with only 3 PAG subinternships in North American medical schools. In contrast, other available subinternships include 113 in maternal fetal medicine and 82 in gynecologic oncology. To address this gap in opportunities for medical students, we developed a PAG subinternship and elective for medical students, which we describe in this report. Our 4-week PAG subinternship and 2-week elective expose students to a variety of ambulatory and surgical opportunities, with formal, informal, and self-guided learning activities. In this article, we explain the process of developing the curriculum, gaining alignment from key stakeholders, obtaining formal approval for the course, and advertising the opportunity to medical students. We also provide resources and guidance for medical educators who wish to establish a PAG subinternship or elective course at their institutions.
(Copyright © 2019 North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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