Lauren M Foster1, Monica M Cuddy, David B Swanson, Kathleen Z Holtzman, Maya M Hammoud, Paul M Wallach. 1. L.M. Foster is data analyst, National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. M.M. Cuddy is measurement scientist, National Board of Medical Examiners, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. D.B. Swanson is vice president of academic programs and services, American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, Illinois, and professor of medical education, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. K.Z. Holtzman is director, Assessment and International Operations, American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, Illinois. M.M. Hammoud is professor of obstetrics and gynecology and professor of learning health sciences, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan. P.M. Wallach is executive associate dean for educational affairs and institutional improvement and professor of medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Abstract
PURPOSE: An important goal of medical education is to teach students to use an electronic health record (EHR) safely and effectively. The purpose of this study is to examine medical student accounts of EHR use during their core inpatient clinical clerkships using a national sample. Paper health records (PHRs) are similarly examined. METHOD: An online survey about health record use within the inpatient component of six core clerkships was administered to medical students after they completed Step 2 Clinical Knowledge of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. The sample included 17,202 U.S. medical students graduating between 2012 and 2016. Mean percentages of clerkships in which students engaged in various health record activities were computed, and analysis of variance was used to examine differences. RESULTS: The mean percentages of clerkships in which a student accessed or entered information into an EHR increased from 78% to 93% and 59% to 72%, respectively. For students who used an EHR, the mean percentage of clerkships in which they entered information remained constant at 76%. Students entered notes during the majority of their clerkships, with increases over time. However, students entered orders in less than a quarter of their clerkships, with decreases over time. The percentage of clerkships in which students used PHRs was lower and declining. CONCLUSIONS: Although students used an EHR in the majority of their inpatient core clerkships, they received limited educational experiences related to order and note writing, which could translate into a lack of preparedness for future training and practice.
PURPOSE: An important goal of medical education is to teach students to use an electronic health record (EHR) safely and effectively. The purpose of this study is to examine medical student accounts of EHR use during their core inpatient clinical clerkships using a national sample. Paper health records (PHRs) are similarly examined. METHOD: An online survey about health record use within the inpatient component of six core clerkships was administered to medical students after they completed Step 2 Clinical Knowledge of the United States Medical Licensing Examination. The sample included 17,202 U.S. medical students graduating between 2012 and 2016. Mean percentages of clerkships in which students engaged in various health record activities were computed, and analysis of variance was used to examine differences. RESULTS: The mean percentages of clerkships in which a student accessed or entered information into an EHR increased from 78% to 93% and 59% to 72%, respectively. For students who used an EHR, the mean percentage of clerkships in which they entered information remained constant at 76%. Students entered notes during the majority of their clerkships, with increases over time. However, students entered orders in less than a quarter of their clerkships, with decreases over time. The percentage of clerkships in which students used PHRs was lower and declining. CONCLUSIONS: Although students used an EHR in the majority of their inpatient core clerkships, they received limited educational experiences related to order and note writing, which could translate into a lack of preparedness for future training and practice.
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