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 similar to 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, P<0.05 with a large effect (r>0.5). 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.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/621998 |
| Date | 10 1900 |
| Creators | Fazel, Maryam, Fazel, Mohammad, Bedrossian, Nora, Picazo, Fernando, Pendergrass, Merri |
| Contributors | Univ Arizona, Coll Pharm, Dept Pharm Practice & Sci, Univ Arizona, Coll Med, Dept Med, Univ Arizona, Coll Med, Univ Arizona, Coll Med, Div Endocrinol, Dept Med |
| Publisher | DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Article |
| Rights | © 2016 Fazel et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License. |
| Relation | https://www.dovepress.com/a-student-implemented-elective-to-improve-medical-student-confidence-i-peer-reviewed-article-AMEP |
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