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Impact of Curricula and Electives on Primary Care Specialty Choice: A Narrative Synthesis.
Nguyen, Bich-May; Liaw, Winston; Polverento, Molly E; Phillips, Julie P; Wendling, Andrea L; Morley, Christopher P; Young, Virginia; Kovar-Gough, Iris; Prunuske, Jacob.
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  • Nguyen BM; University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
  • Liaw W; University of Houston Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
  • Polverento ME; Department of Family Medicine and the Institute for Health Policy, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Phillips JP; Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI.
  • Wendling AL; Department of Family Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI.
  • Morley CP; Departments of Public Health & Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY.
  • Young V; Noreen Reale Falcone Library, Le Moyne College, Syracuse, NY.
  • Kovar-Gough I; Michigan State University Libraries, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Prunuske J; Department of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin - Central Wisconsin, Wausau, WI.
Fam Med ; 54(7): 572-577, 2022 07.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35833938
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Educational components and electives that may influence medical student choice of primary care careers have been studied individually, but not reviewed or synthesized. Examining educational components and electives in a comprehensive manner may inform evidence-based approaches to raise the number of primary care physicians in the United States and help optimize use of finite resources. We sought to determine evidence-based educational components and electives associated with increased medical student choice of primary care careers. METHODS: We searched PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL for undergraduate medical education articles in English describing an educational component or elective and outcome relevant to primary care specialty choice. We assessed titles, then abstracts, and finally full texts for inclusion in a narrative synthesis. RESULTS: The searches returned 11,211 articles and we found 42 that met the inclusion criteria. The most described components were outpatient clinical rotations, preclinical courses, and preceptorships. The most common electives were international health, summer preceptorships, and rural medicine. While most articles described curricula that appeared to have a positive correlation with primary care specialty choice, six articles found limited benefit. In sum, results were mixed. CONCLUSIONS: The current literature is limited, and many contemporary electives have not been studied with respect to primary care choice. Increased attention and funding to studying the impact of electives and other educational components on primary care specialty choice is warranted.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estudiantes de Medicina / Educación de Pregrado en Medicina / Medicina Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Fam Med Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Estudiantes de Medicina / Educación de Pregrado en Medicina / Medicina Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: Fam Med Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos