K M Day1, T M Schwartz2, V Rao2, M T Khokhar3, T J Miner4, D T Harrington4, B A Ryder4. 1. Department of General Surgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. Electronic address: kristophermday@gmail.com. 2. Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. 3. Department of General Surgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA. 4. Department of General Surgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, Providence, RI 02903, USA; Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The impact of early medical school mentorship in students' clerkships performance and career selection is unknown. METHODS: We administered Introduction to Surgery, a resident-directed, semester-long, preclinical elective to junior medical students who answered a Likert-type survey after residency application. Elective participants (EPs) were compared with nonparticipant applicants (EAs), medical school class (MS), and national match outcomes (USA). RESULTS: All 18 EPs (7 M1's, 11 M2's) completed the elective and survey. EP reported more confidence and improved surgical skills, especially attributed to resident mentorship (F(13,237) = 2.3, P = 8*10(-3)). EP "honored" the clerkship more than MS (P = .05); 55.6% of EP, 37.5% of EA, and 27.7% of MS chose surgical fields, yielding a relative risk of 2.0 for EP vs MS (95% confidence interval: 1.3 to 3.2, P = 4*10(-3)). EP "strongly agree" with future mentorship programs (4.6/5), and 1 EP reported the course to be the "main reason" for applying to general surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Introduction to Surgery provides a model for a multifaceted junior medical student mentorship program, which has the potential to retain interested students for surgical career selection.
BACKGROUND: The impact of early medical school mentorship in students' clerkships performance and career selection is unknown. METHODS: We administered Introduction to Surgery, a resident-directed, semester-long, preclinical elective to junior medical students who answered a Likert-type survey after residency application. Elective participants (EPs) were compared with nonparticipant applicants (EAs), medical school class (MS), and national match outcomes (USA). RESULTS: All 18 EPs (7 M1's, 11 M2's) completed the elective and survey. EP reported more confidence and improved surgical skills, especially attributed to resident mentorship (F(13,237) = 2.3, P = 8*10(-3)). EP "honored" the clerkship more than MS (P = .05); 55.6% of EP, 37.5% of EA, and 27.7% of MS chose surgical fields, yielding a relative risk of 2.0 for EP vs MS (95% confidence interval: 1.3 to 3.2, P = 4*10(-3)). EP "strongly agree" with future mentorship programs (4.6/5), and 1 EP reported the course to be the "main reason" for applying to general surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Introduction to Surgery provides a model for a multifaceted junior medical student mentorship program, which has the potential to retain interested students for surgical career selection.
Authors: Amy H Farkas; Jill Allenbaugh; Eliana Bonifacino; Rose Turner; Jennifer A Corbelli Journal: J Gen Intern Med Date: 2019-09-04 Impact factor: 5.128
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