Minai Fauzia, Ul Haq M Irfan, Afshan Gauhar
Department of Anesthesia, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol. 2014 Jan;30(1):82-5. doi: 10.4103/0970-9185.125709.
Student perceptions of specialties influence career choice decisions. It is important to expose undergraduates to the scope of rewarding careers in specialties like anesthesia by ensuring a good quality educational experience during anesthesia rotation. Our objective was to survey the curriculum structure and placement of the anesthesia undergraduate rotation in all the medical colleges of Pakistan recognized by the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council.
A standardized survey questionnaire was distributed by direct contact, postal mail or e mail to one identified anesthetist in all recognized medical colleges with enrolment of 100 or more students. The response rate was 75%. We received responses by hand, email and postal mail.
We received responses from 15 out of 20 anesthetists contacted. 11 reported undergraduate anesthesia rotation while 4 reported absence of this rotation in their undergraduate curriculum. The rotation placement, duration and curriculum showed a wide variation and lack of standardization.
Our survey indicates that the inclusion of anesthesia rotation in undergraduate medical education is not mandatory and standardized. The rotation duration, placement and curriculum need to be standardized to enhance the quality of the experience and promote the scope of the specialty for rewarding careers.
学生对专业的认知会影响职业选择决策。通过在麻醉科轮转期间确保高质量的教育体验，让本科生了解麻醉等专业有意义的职业范围非常重要。我们的目标是调查巴基斯坦医学和牙科委员会认可的巴基斯坦所有医学院校中本科麻醉科轮转的课程结构和安排。
通过直接联系、邮寄或电子邮件向所有招收100名及以上学生的认可医学院校中确定的一名麻醉师发放标准化调查问卷。回复率为75%。我们通过手工、电子邮件和邮寄方式收到回复。
我们联系的20名麻醉师中有15名回复。11名报告有本科麻醉科轮转，4名报告其本科课程中没有该轮转。轮转安排、时长和课程差异很大且缺乏标准化。
我们的调查表明，本科医学教育中纳入麻醉科轮转并非强制性且缺乏标准化。轮转时长、安排和课程需要标准化，以提高体验质量并促进该专业有意义职业的范围。
