University of Minnesota - St Joseph's Family Medicine Residency Program, 580 Rice Street, St. Paul, MN, 55103, USA.
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
BMC Med Educ. 2018 Mar 2;18(1):32. doi: 10.1186/s12909-018-1134-1.
Although electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use has rapidly increased, there is little data about what United States medical students know or are taught about them. This study examined medical students' experiences, knowledge, and attitudes regarding e-cigarettes, as well as their evaluation of their education on e-cigarettes.
A cross-sectional online survey of medical students currently enrolled at the University of Minnesota Medical School (n = 984) was conducted over a three-week period in August and September 2015. Primary outcomes included students' personal experiences with e-cigarettes, knowledge and attitudes about e-cigarettes, and students' assessment of their education on e-cigarettes.
66.9% medical students completed the survey. 58% (n = 382) of participants identified as female. 35.8% (n = 235) were "not sure" whether e-cigarettes were approved by the FDA for smoking cessation, while 4.1% (n = 27) falsely believed they were. While 82.9% (n = 543) agreed or strongly agreed that they felt confident in their ability to discuss traditional cigarette use with patients, only 12.4% (n = 81) agreed or strongly agreed that they felt confident in their ability to discuss e-cigarettes with patients. 94.8% (n = 619) of participants believed that they had not received adequate education about e-cigarettes in medical school. A higher proportion of males reported ever using an e-cigarette.
The gaps in medical student knowledge and wide variances in attitudes about e-cigarettes at one medical school together with their report of inadequate education in an environment of increasing use of e-cigarette use in the U.S. speaks to a need for the development of medical school curriculum on e-cigarettes.
尽管电子烟（e-cigarette）的使用迅速增加，但关于美国医学生对电子烟的了解或所受教育的信息却很少。本研究调查了医学生对电子烟的经历、知识和态度，以及他们对电子烟教育的评价。
2015 年 8 月至 9 月，在明尼苏达大学医学院（University of Minnesota Medical School）就读的医学生参加了一项为期三周的在线问卷调查。主要结果包括学生个人使用电子烟的经历、对电子烟的知识和态度，以及学生对电子烟教育的评估。
66.9%的医学生完成了调查。58%（n=382）的参与者为女性。35.8%（n=235）不确定电子烟是否被 FDA 批准用于戒烟，而 4.1%（n=27）则错误地认为它们是。尽管 82.9%（n=543）同意或强烈同意他们对自己与患者讨论传统香烟使用的能力有信心，但只有 12.4%（n=81）同意或强烈同意他们对自己与患者讨论电子烟的能力有信心。94.8%（n=619）的参与者认为他们在医学院没有接受过足够的电子烟教育。更多的男性报告曾经使用过电子烟。
一所医学院的医学生知识差距大，对电子烟的态度差异大，而在美国电子烟使用不断增加的环境下，他们报告称在电子烟方面的教育不足，这表明需要开发医学院的电子烟课程。
