A student-implemented elective to improve medical student confidence in providing diabetes self-management support
Name:
AMEP-113553-a-student-implemen ...
Size:
137.8Kb
Format:
PDF
Description:
FInal Published Version
Affiliation
Univ Arizona, Coll Pharm, Dept Pharm Practice & SciUniv Arizona, Coll Med, Dept Med
Univ Arizona, Coll Med
Univ Arizona, Coll Med, Div Endocrinol, Dept Med
Issue Date
2016-10
Metadata
Show full item recordPublisher
DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTDCitation
A student-implemented elective to improve medical student confidence in providing diabetes self-management support 2016, Volume 7:567 Advances in Medical Education and PracticeRights
© 2016 Fazel et al. This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License.Collection Information
This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to develop a preclerkship elective and assess its effectiveness in supplementing medical students' education. Methods: A group of medical students under the guidance of two faculty advisors developed an elective consisting of six sessions covering a variety of practical aspects of diabetes care/education taught by an interprofessional team. Following the course completion, a survey was emailed to the enrollees who attended at least one session. The results were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank and descriptive analyses. Results: A total of 14 medical students were enrolled (nine first year and five second year). An average of 4.4 sessions/student was attended. Thirteen students attended at least one session and were surveyed. The survey response rate was similar to 62% (8/13). All eight students indicated that the course was valuable and would recommend it to their colleagues. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test revealed a statistically significant increase in students' confidence in all five areas assessed following participation in the course, P<0.05 with a large effect (r>0.5). Conclusion: This study suggests the feasibility of developing disease state-specific preclerkship elective courses and that such courses can be beneficial in supplementing medical student education with practical knowledge.ISSN
1179-7258Version
Final published versionAdditional Links
https://www.dovepress.com/a-student-implemented-elective-to-improve-medical-student-confidence-i-peer-reviewed-article-AMEPae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.2147/AMEP.S113553