Preparing fourth year medical students to care for patients with opioid use disorder: how this training affects their intention to seek addiction care opportunities during residency

Autor: Katharine F. Marshall, Patricia A. Carney, Kathryn J. Bonuck, Patricio Riquelme, Jonathan Robbins
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Medical Education Online, Vol 28, Iss 1 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 10872981
1087-2981
DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2022.2141602
Popis: ABSTRACTBackground & Objectives In 2021, the USA recorded 100,000 annual deaths from drug overdose, representing the most frequent cause of death in adults under age 55. The integration of care for substance use disorders (SUDs) into undergraduate medical education is not well established. It is unclear whether a short course on management of opioid use disorder (OUD) offered to fourth year medical students could increase graduating students’ knowledge and preparedness to treat these disorders.Methods We designed a 2-hour interactive case-based session on patient care for OUD and delivered it virtually as part of a Transition to Residency course. A retrospective pre-/post-test assessment instrument determined the impact of this session on students’ perceived knowledge, confidence, and intention to seek further educational opportunities for OUD.Results Of 144 participants, 58 students (40.3%) completed the retrospective pre-/post- survey. There were statistically significant improvements in perceived knowledge and attitudes on the 12-item survey. The largest gains in perceived knowledge on a 5-point scale occurred in the categories regarding buprenorphine induction (pre 2.9; post 4.22; p
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