Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on medical student career perceptions: a national survey study

Autor:	Yasmeen M. Byrnes, Alyssa M. Civantos, Beatrice C. Go, Tara L. McWilliams, Karthik Rajasekaran
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	‘medical student’ ‘covid-19’ ‘specialty choice’ ‘virtual education’ ‘career development’ Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Medicine (General) R5-920
Zdroj:	Medical Education Online, Vol 25, Iss 1 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1087-2981 10872981
DOI:	10.1080/10872981.2020.1798088
Popis:	Background & Objective The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting cancellation of medical student clinical rotations pose unique challenges to students’ educations, the impact of which has not yet been explored. Design This cross-sectional survey study collected responses from 13 April 2020 until 30 April 2020. Students at US allopathic medical schools completed the survey online. Results 1,668 responses were analyzed. A total of 337 (20.2%) respondents thought the pandemic would affect their choice of specialty, with differences across class years: 15.2% (53) of first-years (MS1s), 26.4% (92) of second-years (MS2s), 23.7% (162) of third-years (MS3s), and 9.7% (22) of fourth-years (MS4s) (p
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