Third-Year Medical Student Survey of Office Preceptorships During the Pediatric Clerkship

Nicholas Jospe, Paul B. Kaplowitz, Fred A. McCurdy, Ruth P. Gottlieb, Mitch A. Harris, Russell Boyle
2001 Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine  
Objective: To assess medical students' interest in a career in pediatrics following their categorical pediatric clerkship. Design: Satisfaction questionnaire to 704 third-year clerks in 5 university medical schools following the pediatric clerkship. Methods: Analysis of the influence of the community office-based experience compared with the inpatient experience, and examination aspects of the office preceptorship most valued by the medical students. Main Outcome Measure: Satisfaction
more » ... ire addressing office-based experiences. Results: Third-year pediatric clerks report that the private office setting provides a valuable learning experi-(REPRINTED) ARCH PEDIATR ADOLESC MED/ VOL 155, MAY 2001 WWW.ARCHPEDIATRICS.COM 592
doi:10.1001/archpedi.155.5.592 pmid:11343504 fatcat:ui5jq7hibjb5jeab3ivukywnfa