口腔颌面外科学相关经历与职业兴趣：口腔医学学生的探索

Dental students' OMFS-related experiences and interest in OMFS careers: An exploration.

机构信息

Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery/HD, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

出版信息

J Dent Educ. 2021 Apr;85(4):569-581. doi: 10.1002/jdd.12511. Epub 2020 Dec 23.

DOI:10.1002/jdd.12511

PMID:33368261

Abstract

PURPOSE

While the numbers of oral maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) residents increased over time, women and residents from underrepresented minority backgrounds are still underrepresented. The objectives were to assess dental students' OMFS-related personal and educational experiences and attitudes and explore which factors correlate with their interest in future OMFS careers.

METHODS

Data were collected from 493 dental students in 1 dental school and 206 students from 15 other US and Canadian dental schools.

RESULTS

The students in the national sample were more likely to have experienced an OMFS procedure themselves (64.6% vs. 50.7%; P = 0.001), have shadowed an OMFS in an operating room (23.2% vs. 14.9%; P = 0.009) prior to coming to dental school and to be much/very much interested in an OMFS career (36.4% vs. 12%; P < 0.001) than the students at the home school. While the majority of both groups rated their experiences with rotations in the OMFS department in the dental school (68% vs. 62.5%) and in the hospital (80.3% vs. 85.7%) as very interesting, the students in the national sample were more likely to agree/strongly agree that they were satisfied with their OMFS experiences (68.1% vs. 36.3%; P < 0.001) and had learned a lot from the OMFS faculty (57.9% vs. 30.8%) than the students in the home school. For both groups, the degree of interest in an OMFS career correlated with having had more personal OMFS experiences (home: r = 0.28; P < 0.001/other: r = 0.39; P < 0.001), more interesting OMFS experiences in the dental school (r = 0.23; P < 0.05/r = 0.40; P < 0.001) and the hospital (0.33; P < 0.05/r = 0.50; P < 0.001) and more positive attitudes toward OMFS faculty (r = 0.26; P < 0.001/r = 0.37; P < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS

Positive personal and educational OMFS experiences and positive attitudes toward OMFS faculty were associated with an interest in OMFS careers. These findings provide a basis for developing educational interventions aimed at increasing the percentage of women and residents from URM backgrounds in OMFS programs.

摘要

目的

随着口腔颌面外科（OMFS）住院医师人数的增加，女性和少数族裔背景的住院医师仍然不足。本研究旨在评估牙科学生与 OMFS 相关的个人和教育经历、态度，并探讨哪些因素与他们对未来 OMFS 职业的兴趣相关。

方法

数据来自一所牙科学校的 493 名牙科学生和来自其他 15 所美国和加拿大牙科学校的 206 名学生。

结果

与本校学生相比，全国样本中的学生更有可能自己接受过 OMFS 手术（64.6%比 50.7%；P=0.001），在来牙科学校之前更有可能在手术室观察 OMFS（23.2%比 14.9%；P=0.009），并且对 OMFS 职业非常感兴趣（36.4%比 12%；P<0.001）。虽然两组学生都认为在牙科学校 OMFS 科室（68%比 62.5%）和医院（80.3%比 85.7%）轮转的经历非常有趣，但全国样本中的学生更有可能同意/强烈同意他们对 OMFS 经历感到满意（68.1%比 36.3%；P<0.001），并且从 OMFS 教师那里学到了很多东西（57.9%比 30.8%）比本校学生更满意。对于这两组学生，对 OMFS 职业的兴趣程度与更多的个人 OMFS 经历（本校：r=0.28；P<0.001/其他：r=0.39；P<0.001）、牙科学校（r=0.23；P<0.05/r=0.40；P<0.001）和医院（r=0.33；P<0.05/r=0.50；P<0.001）中更有趣的 OMFS 经历以及对 OMFS 教师更积极的态度（r=0.26；P<0.001/r=0.37；P<0.001）相关。