Who should teach medical students surgery?

Medical schools are undergoing major curricular reform, partly in attempts to increase the number of graduates pursuing careers in the generalist disciplines. These reforms have often resulted in a shortening of the surgery clerkship, decreasing students' experiences in several domains importan...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 1997-03, Vol.173 (3), p.218-219
Main Authors: Neumayer, Leigh A., Sachdeva, Ajit K., Hebert, James C., Lang, Nicholas P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Clerkship - statistics & numerical data
Curricula
Curriculum
Family Practice - education
General Surgery - education
Health participants
Medical schools
Medical sciences
Medical students
Polls & surveys
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Schools
Schools, Medical
Students
Surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
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Summary:Medical schools are undergoing major curricular reform, partly in attempts to increase the number of graduates pursuing careers in the generalist disciplines. These reforms have often resulted in a shortening of the surgery clerkship, decreasing students' experiences in several domains important to the generalist. A seven-question survey of clerkship directors of US medical schools was administered to measure the magnitude of curriculum change during the past 5 years affecting the surgery and family practice clerkships. The survey also addressed attitudes about the purpose of the surgery clerkship. There was an 80% (103 of 129) response rate. Between 1989 and 1994, surgery clerkships decreased on average from 11 to 10.2 weeks (P < 0.05) while family practice clerkships increased from 4.2 to 6.8 weeks (P
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9610(97)89595-5