“Rhythm of the Night”: Medical student reflections on overnight trauma call - 09/12/21
Abstract |
Introduction |
On their surgical clerkship, students reflected on their experience on a traditional overnight call. We explored whether perceived learning experiences differ between students who identify surgical specialties as their career compared to those who do not.
Methods |
Medical students participated in traditional call at a Level 1 Trauma Center and submitted guided reflections. Reflections were coded using thematic analysis. We used Epistemic Network Analysis to compare codes based on matched specialty.
Results |
418 students submitted reflections between 2016 and 2019.95% learned something on call they could not have during daily services. Students who matched in surgical specialties connected more call learning experiences to formation of student agency through individualized teaching experiences and awareness of stamina.
Conclusions |
Most students found participation in overnight call valuable, and professed increased awareness of their skills and future residency duties. Results indicate students who matched in surgical specialties had more formative experiences on call.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Highlights |
• | Overnight call is valuable to medical students in preparation for internship. |
• | Medical students can develop agency in team participation on overnight trauma call. |
• | Increased resident to medical student teaching opportunities on overnight call. |
• | Clerkships ought to preserve overnight call as a student learning experience. |
• | Medical students experience and manage physical and emotional stamina on call. |
Keywords : Medical students, On-call, Surgical education, Undergraduate medical education, Career choice, Clinical clerkship
Plan
Vol 222 - N° 6
P. 1099-1103 - décembre 2021 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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