Publication Date
2014
Journal Title
Med Educ Online
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The first course of the medical curriculum at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine, From the Person to the Professional: Challenges, Privileges and Responsibilities, provides an innovative early clinical immersion. The course content specific to the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) curriculum was developed using the New York State Emergency Medical Technician curriculum. Students gain early legitimate clinical experience and practice clinical skills as team members in the pre-hospital environment. We hypothesized this novel curriculum would increase students' confidence in their ability to perform patient care skills and enhance students' comfort with team-building skills early in their training. METHODS: Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from first-year medical students (n=97) through a survey developed to assess students' confidence in patient care and team-building skills. The survey was completed prior to medical school, during the final week of the course, and at the end of their first year. A paired-samples t-test was conducted to compare self-ratings on 12 patient care and 12 team-building skills before and after the course, and a theme analysis was conducted to examine open-ended responses. RESULTS: Following the course, student confidence in patient care skills showed a significant increase from baseline (p
Volume Number
19
Pages
24829
Document Type
Article
EPub Date
2014/07/25
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Emergency Medicine
Additional Departments
Science Education; Population Health; Family Medicine
PMID
DOI
10.3402/meo.v19.24829