标题：Assessment of medical students’ proficiency in dermatology:Are medical students adequately prepared to diagnose and treat common dermatologic conditions in the United States?
期刊名称：Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
电子版ISSN：1975-5937
出版年度：2015
卷号：12
期号：1
页码：1-3
DOI：10.3352/jeehp.2015.12.18
语种：English
出版社：Korea Health Insurance Licensing Examination Institute
摘要：This study assessed whether a current medical school curriculum is adequately preparing medical students to diagnose and treat common dermatologic conditions.A 15-item anonymous multiple choice quiz covering fifteen diseases was developed to test students’ ability to diagnose and treat common dermatologic conditions.The quiz also contained five items that assessed students’ confidence in their ability to diagnose common dermatologic conditions,their perception of whether they were receiving adequate training in dermatology,and their preferences for additional training in derma_x0002_tology.The survey was performed in 2014,and was completed by 85 students (79.4%).Many students (87.6%) felt that they received inadequate training in dermatology during medical school.On average,students scored 46.6% on the 15- item quiz.Proficiency at the medical school where the study was performed is considered an overall score of greater than or equal to 70.0%.Students received an average score of 49.9% on the diagnostic items and an average score of 43.2% on the treatment items.The findings of this study suggest that United States medical schools should consider testing their students and assessing whether they are being adequately trained in dermatology.Then schools can decide if they need to re-evaluate the timing and delivery of their current dermatology curriculum,or whether additional curriculum hours or clinical rotations should be assigned for dermatologic training.
关键词：This study assessed whether a current medical school curriculum is adequately preparing medical students to diagnose and treat common dermatologic conditions.A 15-item anonymous multiple choice quiz covering fifteen diseases was developed to test students’ ability to diagnose and treat common dermatologic conditions.The quiz also contained five items that assessed students’ confidence in their ability to diagnose common dermatologic conditions,their perception of whether they were receiving adequate training in dermatology,and their preferences for additional training in derma_x0002_tology.The survey was performed in 2014,and was completed by 85 students (79.4%).Many students (87.6%) felt that they received inadequate training in dermatology during medical school.On average,students scored 46.6% on the 15- item quiz.Proficiency at the medical school where the study was performed is considered an overall score of greater than or equal to 70.0%.Students received an average score of 49.9% on the diagnostic items and an average score of 43.2% on the treatment items.The findings of this study suggest that United States medical schools should consider testing their students and assessing whether they are being adequately trained in dermatology.Then schools can decide if they need to re-evaluate the timing and delivery of their current dermatology curriculum,or whether additional curriculum hours or clinical rotations should be assigned for dermatologic training.
