A student-implemented elective to improve medical student confidence in providing diabetes self-management support
Autor: | Maryam T Fazel, Fernando Picazo, Merri Pendergrass, Mohammad Fazel, Nora L Bedrossian |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
supplemental education 020205 medical informatics Wilcoxon signed-rank test education Diabetes self management 02 engineering and technology Session (web analytics) Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Medicine Interprofessional teamwork Advances in Medical Education and Practice 030212 general & internal medicine Original Research Medical education business.industry interprofessional education Interprofessional education Student education Test (assessment) Five/Second diabetes self-management medical student Family medicine business |
Zdroj: | Advances in Medical Education and Practice |
ISSN: | 1179-7258 |
Popis: | Maryam T Fazel,1,2 Mohammad Fazel,3 Nora L Bedrossian,3 Fernando Picazo,3 Merri L Pendergrass1,4 1Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, 2Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine -Tucson, 3University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, 4Department of Medicine-Division of Endocrinology, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, Arizona, USA Background: The purpose of this study was to develop a preclerkship elective and assess its effectiveness in supplementing medical students’ education. Methods: A group of medical students under the guidance of two faculty advisors developed an elective consisting of six sessions covering a variety of practical aspects of diabetes care/education taught by an interprofessional team. Following the course completion, a survey was emailed to the enrollees who attended at least one session. The results were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank and descriptive analyses. Results: A total of 14 medical students were enrolled (nine first year and five second year). An average of 4.4 sessions/student was attended. Thirteen students attended at least one session and were surveyed. The survey response rate was ~62% (8/13). All eight students indicated that the course was valuable and would recommend it to their colleagues. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test revealed a statistically significant increase in students’ confidence in all five areas assessed following participation in the course, P0.5). Conclusion: This study suggests the feasibility of developing disease state-specific preclerkship elective courses and that such courses can be beneficial in supplementing medical student education with practical knowledge. Keywords: medical student, supplemental education, interprofessional education, diabetes self-management |
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