학술논문
Promoting Student Interest in Family Medicine Through National Conference Attendance.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Hearns VL; University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine.; Anderson SM; University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine.; Akkad W; University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine.; Meyerink B; University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.; Schweinle WE; University of South Dakota School of Health Sciences.
Source
Publisher: Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101726396 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2575-7873 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 25757873 NLM ISO Abbreviation: PRiMER Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Introduction: The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (USDSSOM) had success in preparing students to enter family medicine. A sharp decline in students choosing the specialty became noticeable in 2004. In 2005, only 10.2% of the graduating class entered family medicine residency programs. To reverse this trend, the Department of Family Medicine partnered with the South Dakota Academy of Family Physicians (SDAFP) chapter that year to send students to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. This report examines the influence of national conference attendance on career choice. While many factors influence student choice, conference attendance served as an additive method for recruitment.
Methods: Internal departmental records on national conference attendance and subsequent National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) data were reviewed retrospectively, to determine if a correlation existed between conference attendance and choice of family medicine as a specialty. Chi-squared analysis was utilized to further examine this relationship.
Results: The association between conference attendance and number of times attending is significant (χ2 =6.78, P <.05). The recent data show that this intervention has resurrected student interest in family medicine, with USDSSOM now exceeding the NRMP average for family medicine.
Conclusions: A positive correlation exists between national conference attendance and medical student choice to enter family medicine residency programs. This intervention may be used by more medical schools wishing to promote family medicine in order to help meet our nation's primary care workforce needs.
(© 2017 by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.)
Methods: Internal departmental records on national conference attendance and subsequent National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) data were reviewed retrospectively, to determine if a correlation existed between conference attendance and choice of family medicine as a specialty. Chi-squared analysis was utilized to further examine this relationship.
Results: The association between conference attendance and number of times attending is significant (χ
Conclusions: A positive correlation exists between national conference attendance and medical student choice to enter family medicine residency programs. This intervention may be used by more medical schools wishing to promote family medicine in order to help meet our nation's primary care workforce needs.
(© 2017 by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine.)