Office of Medical Education, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
School of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.
Korean J Med Educ. 2022 Jun;34(2):167-174. doi: 10.3946/kjme.2022.228. Epub 2022 May 31.
Medical schools have faced various challenges in preparing their clinical students for the frontlines of a pandemic. This study investigated medical students' satisfaction with their institutions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with the intention of guiding educators in future public health crises.
In this cross-sectional study surveying students in clinical rotations, the primary outcome was overall satisfaction regarding medical schools' responses to the pandemic, and the four secondary outcomes were school communication, exposure to COVID-19, availability of personal protective equipment, and access to COVID-19 testing.
The survey was distributed to ten medical schools, of which 430 students responded for a response rate of 13.0%. While most students were satisfied (61.9%, n=266) with their schools' response, more than one in five (21.9%, n=94) were dissatisfied. Among the four secondary outcomes, communication with students was most predictive of overall satisfaction.
In future crises, schools can best improve student satisfaction by prioritizing timely communication.
医学院校在培养临床学生应对大流行一线方面面临着各种挑战。本研究调查了医学生在 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间对其所在院校的满意度，旨在为未来的公共卫生危机教育者提供指导。
在这项对临床轮转学生进行的横断面研究中，主要结局是学生对医学院校应对大流行的整体满意度，四个次要结局是学校沟通、接触 COVID-19、个人防护设备的供应和 COVID-19 检测的可及性。
该调查分发给十所医学院校，其中 430 名学生回复，回复率为 13.0%。虽然大多数学生对学校的反应感到满意（61.9%，n=266），但超过五分之一（21.9%，n=94）的学生不满意。在四个次要结局中，与学生的沟通对整体满意度最具预测性。
在未来的危机中，学校可以通过优先考虑及时沟通来提高学生的满意度。
