Outcomes and influences of rural-focused integrated clerkship programs in general surgery - 11/02/20
, Nicole Thorndal b, James G. Boulger b, Kirby Clark c, James E. Coverdill d, Paula M. Termuhlen b, Jeffrey G. Chipman a, Robert D. Acton aAbstract |
Background |
A shortage of general surgeons is predicted in the future, with particular impact on rural surgery. This is an exploratory analysis on a rural-focused longitudinal integrated clerkship to determine if such clerkships can be used to increase interest and recruitment in rural general surgery.
Methods |
An institutional database was reviewed to identify students who became general surgeons after completing a rural-focused longitudinal integrated clerkship. Telephone interviews were conducted on a portion of these surgeons.
Results |
Fifty-seven students (3.6%) completing the rural-focused longitudinal integrated clerkship became general surgeons. Of those participating in phone interviews, most (90%) decided to become surgeons during their experience while all stated that preclinical years did not influence their specialty decision.
Conclusions |
A substantial portion of these surgeons went on to practice in rural communities. Pre-existing rural and primary care-focused education could help to address the future projected shortage of rural general surgeons.
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Article Summary: This paper focuses on a small cohort of students in a rural focused longitudinal integrated clerkship that became general surgeons. Students within this longitudinal clerkship chose general surgery residency training at a similar rate to traditional clerkship students. These surgeons had a high rate of rural practice.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Medical student, Rural surgery, General surgery, Longitudinal integrated clerkship
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Vol 219 - N° 2
P. 355-358 - février 2020 Retour au numéro
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