Wagner A K, Stewart P J
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237, USA.
Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2001 Jun;80(6):459-65. doi: 10.1097/00002060-200106000-00015.
To show the impact that an internship program in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) for college students has on their knowledge about the field, career choice, and perceptions about people with disabilities.
Twelve students were selected to participate in the study. Students observed patient therapies and followed faculty and physiatry resident physicians. Students also participated in research studies in rehabilitation research. Group discussions regarding specific projects, research methods, career choice, and perceptions about disability were part of a didactic curriculum. Surveys about PM&R knowledge, attitudes toward people with disabilities, demographics, and course evaluations were administered.
Results showed that the program increased knowledge about PM&R (P < 0.008). Premedical students missed significantly fewer questions (8.2 vs. 11.7; P = 0.04) on this survey than did other participants. Results also showed that this program affected their attitudes toward people with disabilities and student choice to pursue a career in health care.
This type of internship experience provides an educational environment for college students to become acquainted with PM&R, interact positively with people with disabilities, and influence career choice in the allied health professions.
展示针对大学生的物理医学与康复（PM&R）实习项目对他们在该领域的知识、职业选择以及对残疾人看法的影响。
挑选了12名学生参与该研究。学生观察患者治疗过程，并跟随教员和物理医学与康复住院医师学习。学生还参与康复研究中的科研项目。关于特定项目、研究方法、职业选择以及对残疾看法的小组讨论是教学课程的一部分。开展了关于物理医学与康复知识、对残疾人态度、人口统计学以及课程评估的调查。
结果显示该项目增加了学生对物理医学与康复的知识（P < 0.008）。在此调查中，医学预科学生答错的问题显著少于其他参与者（8.2个对11.7个；P = 0.04）。结果还表明该项目影响了他们对残疾人的态度以及学生选择从事医疗保健职业的意愿。
这种实习经历为大学生提供了一个教育环境，使他们熟悉物理医学与康复，与残疾人进行积极互动，并影响他们在健康相关专业领域的职业选择。
