Elective acquaints medical students with abortion
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The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) is offering a pilot program that gives fourth-year medical students experience in performing abortions and counseling pregnant women. The course was developed to provide training in reproductive health and to boost the number of doctors who will perform abortions in the future. The number of doctors who are willing to perform abortions is declining in part because of intimidation tactics used by the militant antiabortion movement. Abortion education is variable among medical schools, so that some doctors may be provided knowledge and practice in this area, while others are not. Several medical students who have taken the AMWA program believe it was a valuable experience.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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Direct observation of community-based ambulatory encounters involving medical students
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The presence of a medical student during a patient visit to a physician does not reduce the amount of time the physician spends with the patient. This was the conclusion of a study of 16 family practice offices that accepted medical students as apprentices. An analysis of 452 outpatient visits with and without a medical student present found that those with a medical student were characterized by a change in the content of the discussion but not in its duration. Patients were equally satisfied with the session with or without the student. Many students are doing their clerkships in community practices rather than hospitals.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
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Teaching Medical Students in the Ambulatory Setting: Strategies for Success
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Primary care physicians must learn to teach medical students in an ambulatory setting. Traditionally, medical students are trained in hospitals. However, training in a doctor's office is also considered important. Because this is a new idea, most doctors don't know how to incorporate educational opportunities for medical students into their private practice. Many also wonder where they will find the time to teach students. However, students can improve the quality of care provided to patients and save the doctor time.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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