医学生对学生运营的免费诊所教育价值的看法。

Medical student perceptions of the educational value of a student-run free clinic.

作者信息

Smith Sunny D, Johnson Michelle L, Rodriguez Natalie, Moutier Christine, Beck Ellen

机构信息

Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0696, USA.

出版信息

Fam Med. 2012 Oct;44(9):646-9.

PMID:23027157

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES

Many medical schools have student-run free clinics (SRFCs), yet their educational value has not been well studied. We performed a one-time cross-sectional survey to assess medical student perceptions of the educational value of an SRFC at their institution.

METHODS

The authors designed and validated a survey instrument including six statements on a 5-point Likert-scale. The questionnaire was distributed from February through May 2010 to all students enrolled at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine as part of a larger yearly, anonymous, internet-based survey regarding their experiences at the institution.

RESULTS

The response rate was 66.5% with 347 of 522 eligible students participating. Ninety percent agreed or strongly agreed that the SRFC was a valuable educational experience, mean score: 4.51 on a scale of 5. Eighty-two percent agreed or strongly agreed that the teaching was excellent, mean score: 4.23. Students agreed or strongly agreed that the SRFC improved attitudes toward working with underserved patients (72%, mean score 3.99), helped students stay connected to sense of purpose, (71%, mean score 3.98), improved overall sense of well-being (67%, mean score 3.88), and influenced their decision to come to UCSD (52%, mean score 3.37). Eighty-four percent of qualitative responses in a free text comment box were positive (46 of 55).

CONCLUSIONS

To the authors' knowledge, this is the first study to report the perceptions of an entire medical student body of a SRFC at their institution. The majority felt that this was a valuable educational experience.

摘要

背景与目的

许多医学院校都设有学生运营的免费诊所（SRFCs），但其教育价值尚未得到充分研究。我们开展了一项一次性横断面调查，以评估医学生对本校SRFC教育价值的看法。

方法

作者设计并验证了一份调查问卷，其中包含六条基于5分李克特量表的陈述。该问卷于2010年2月至5月分发给加利福尼亚大学圣地亚哥分校（UCSD）医学院的所有在校学生，作为该校每年开展的一项规模更大的、匿名的、基于网络的关于学生在校经历调查的一部分。

结果

回复率为66.5%，522名符合条件的学生中有347名参与。90%的学生同意或强烈同意SRFC是一次有价值的教育经历，平均得分：5分制下为4.51分。82%的学生同意或强烈同意教学很棒，平均得分：4.23分。学生们同意或强烈同意SRFC改善了对为服务不足患者提供服务的态度（72%，平均得分3.99），帮助学生保持使命感（71%，平均得分3.98），提升了总体幸福感（67%，平均得分3.88），并影响了他们选择来UCSD就读的决定（52%，平均得分3.37）。在自由文本评论框中的定性回复中，84%是积极的（55条中有46条）。