Impact of a Student-Led Rheumatology Interest Group on Medical Student Interest in Rheumatology

OBJECTIVES: This observational study was designed to evaluate the impact of a student-led Rheumatology Interest Group on medical student interest in rheumatology. METHODS: The mean numbers of student-rheumatology interactions per six months were assessed for elective enrollment, abstract submissions...

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Autores principales: Silinsky Krupnikova, Sonia, Brady, Timothy, Sheppard, Michael, LaCombe, N. Andrew, Jones, Derek, Shanmugam, Victoria K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6409022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30918520
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4892707
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: This observational study was designed to evaluate the impact of a student-led Rheumatology Interest Group on medical student interest in rheumatology. METHODS: The mean numbers of student-rheumatology interactions per six months were assessed for elective enrollment, abstract submissions, and manuscripts, in the pre- and postinterest group period. RESULTS: Enrollment in the rheumatology elective increased from 2.0 ± 0.36 per six months in the preintervention period to 6.2 ± 1.24 per six months in the postintervention period (p=0.0064). Abstract submissions increased from 0.5 ± 0.34 to 5.86 ± 1.49 (p=0.0077), and manuscript submissions from 0.16 ± 0.16 to 1.57 ± 0.37 (p=0.074). CONCLUSION: The Rheumatology Interest Group significantly increased medical student engagement in rheumatology.

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