Abstract
Background: Recent data do not exist on medical students' performance of and attitudes toward procedural and interpretive skills deemed important by medical educators. Method: A total of 171 medical students at seven medical schools were surveyed regarding frequency of performance, selfconfidence, and perceived importance of 21 procedural and interpretive skills. Results: Of the 122 responding students (71% response rate), a majority had never performed lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, paracentesis, or blood culture, and students reported lowest self-confidence in these skills. At least one-quarter of students had never performed phlebotomy, peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, or arterial blood sampling. Students perceived all 21 skills as important to learn and perform during medical school. Conclusion: Through the third year of medical school, a majority of students had never performed important procedures, and a substantial minority had not performed basic procedures. Students had low selfconfidence in skills they rarely performed, but perceived all skills surveyed as important.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Academic Medicine |
| Volume | 81 |
| Issue number | 10 SUPPL. |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Procedural and interpretive skills of medical students : Experiences and attitudes of third-year students. / Wu, Edward H.; Elnicki, D. Michael; Alper, Eric J.; Bost, James E.; Corbett, Eugene C.; Fagan, Mark J.; Mechaber, Alex; Ogden, Paul E.; Sebastian, James L.; Torre, Dario M.
In: Academic Medicine, Vol. 81, No. 10 SUPPL., 01.12.2006.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Procedural and interpretive skills of medical students
T2 - Experiences and attitudes of third-year students
AU - Wu, Edward H.
AU - Elnicki, D. Michael
AU - Alper, Eric J.
AU - Bost, James E.
AU - Corbett, Eugene C.
AU - Fagan, Mark J.
AU - Mechaber, Alex
AU - Ogden, Paul E.
AU - Sebastian, James L.
AU - Torre, Dario M.
PY - 2006/12/1
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N2 - Background: Recent data do not exist on medical students' performance of and attitudes toward procedural and interpretive skills deemed important by medical educators. Method: A total of 171 medical students at seven medical schools were surveyed regarding frequency of performance, selfconfidence, and perceived importance of 21 procedural and interpretive skills. Results: Of the 122 responding students (71% response rate), a majority had never performed lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, paracentesis, or blood culture, and students reported lowest self-confidence in these skills. At least one-quarter of students had never performed phlebotomy, peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, or arterial blood sampling. Students perceived all 21 skills as important to learn and perform during medical school. Conclusion: Through the third year of medical school, a majority of students had never performed important procedures, and a substantial minority had not performed basic procedures. Students had low selfconfidence in skills they rarely performed, but perceived all skills surveyed as important.
AB - Background: Recent data do not exist on medical students' performance of and attitudes toward procedural and interpretive skills deemed important by medical educators. Method: A total of 171 medical students at seven medical schools were surveyed regarding frequency of performance, selfconfidence, and perceived importance of 21 procedural and interpretive skills. Results: Of the 122 responding students (71% response rate), a majority had never performed lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, paracentesis, or blood culture, and students reported lowest self-confidence in these skills. At least one-quarter of students had never performed phlebotomy, peripheral intravenous catheter insertion, or arterial blood sampling. Students perceived all 21 skills as important to learn and perform during medical school. Conclusion: Through the third year of medical school, a majority of students had never performed important procedures, and a substantial minority had not performed basic procedures. Students had low selfconfidence in skills they rarely performed, but perceived all skills surveyed as important.
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