Influencing medical student education via a voluntary shadowing program for trauma and acute care surgery

Authors

D Alex Stroh, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Nikhilesh Ray-Mazumder, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Jason A. Norman, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Adil H. Haider, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandFollow
Kent A. Stevens, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Albert Chi, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Amy P. Rushing, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
David T. Efron, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
Elliott R. Haut, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

Document Type

Report

Department

General Surgery

Abstract

Decreasing application into trauma surgery may be attributed to decreased exposure during medical school. We instituted a voluntary trauma call program for students to provide exposure to the field. After 3 years, participants completed a survey to gauge their experience. Of 126 students who participated, 68 completed the survey (54%). Interest in trauma surgery among students not previously planning on a career in surgery (n = 48) improved after the experience (4.4-5.3 of 10 points; P < .005). Operative experience, exposure to a higher number of trauma cases, and time with residents were associated with increased interest in trauma surgery. Witnessing patient death for the first time was associated with decreased interest in trauma surgery. A voluntary overnight shadowing program improves medical students' perceptions of trauma surgery and increases their reported likelihood to apply into a surgical residency

Comments

This work was published before the author joined Aga Khan University

Publication (Name of Journal)

JAMA surgery

Recommended Citation

Stroh, D. A., Ray-Mazumder, N., Norman, J. A., Haider, A. H., Stevens, K. A., Chi, A., Rushing, A. P., Efron, D. T., Haut, E. R. (2013). Influencing medical student education via a voluntary shadowing program for trauma and acute care surgery. JAMA surgery, 148(10), 968-670.
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