Sustained Increased Entry of Medical Students into Surgical Careers: A Student-Led Approach
| Autor: | Tiffany Y. Sia, Griffith Curtis, Doris Leddy, Warren D. Widmann, Michael Salna |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Medical education
medicine.medical_specialty Matriculation Students Medical Career Choice business.industry Columbia university 030230 surgery United States Education 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Family medicine General Surgery Interest group medicine Surgery business Career choice Students medical |
| Zdroj: | Journal of surgical education. 73(1) |
| ISSN: | 1878-7452 |
| Popis: | Objective To determine whether a surgical interest group run entirely by preclinical students can influence medical students to enter general surgery residency programs. Design Matriculation rates into general surgery and affiliated subspecialties from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons residency match lists were compared to National Residency Match Program data for all U.S. senior students from 2006 to 2014. Setting The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Results After establishing the interest group, entrance rates into general surgery programs tripled from the early 2000s to more than 12% of 2006 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons graduates. After 8 years, our data illustrate sustained results, with more than 8% of students entering surgical residencies, significantly higher than the National Residency Match Program's average (p Conclusions Surgical interest groups spark early and lasting interest in surgery that may influence residency decisions. Moreover, these programs can be successfully run entirely by preclinical students and implemented in other institutions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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