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Understanding concepts of generalism and specialism amongst medical students at a research-intensive London medical school.
Misky, Adam T; Shah, Ronak J; Fung, Chee Yeen; Sam, Amir H; Meeran, Karim; Kingsbury, Martyn; Salem, Victoria.
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  • Misky AT; Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England.
  • Shah RJ; Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England.
  • Fung CY; Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England.
  • Sam AH; Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England.
  • Meeran K; Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England.
  • Kingsbury M; Centre for Higher Education Research and Scholarship, Imperial College London, London, England.
  • Salem V; Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, England. v.salem@imperial.ac.uk.
BMC Med Educ ; 22(1): 291, 2022 Apr 18.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35436928
BACKGROUND: Many prominent UK medical organisations have identified a need for more generalist clinicians to address the complex requirements of an aging society. We sought to clarify attitudes towards "Specialists" and "Generalists" amongst medical students and junior doctors at Imperial College School of Medicine. METHODS: A survey exploring medical students' beliefs was followed up by qualitative analysis of focus groups of medical students and Imperial-graduate foundation year doctors. RESULTS: First year medical students associated specialists with academia and higher income, and generalists with ease of training and job availability. Senior (Years 5/6) medical students associated specialists even more firmly with broader influence and academic work, whilst generalists were assigned lower prestige but the same workload as specialists. The medical student focus group discussed concepts of Generalism pertaining only to Primary Care. In contrast, the foundation year doctor focus group revealed that Generalism was now seen to include some hospital care, and the perception that generalists sat lower in a knowledge hierarchy had been challenged. CONCLUSION: Perceptions that Generalism is associated with lower prestige in the medical profession are already present at the very start of medical school and seem to be reinforced during undergraduate training. In early postgraduate clinical practice, the perceived knowledge and prestige hierarchy lessens. These findings can help inform curriculum redesign and the promotion of Generalism as a rewarding career aspiration.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estudiantes de Medicina Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Med Educ Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estudiantes de Medicina Tipo de estudio: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Med Educ Asunto de la revista: EDUCACAO Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Reino Unido Pais de publicación: Reino Unido