Assessing student performance on a pediatric clerkship

Article Abstract:

Successful performance in a pediatric clerkship may not be predictable from actual work or academic measures. Researchers evaluated 128 medical students who had completed a pediatric clerkship in their third year of medical school according to four individual grades. Most of the students who finished with a grade of honors also had high grades on their case presentation, even though this represented just 20% of the final grade. Neither number of patients seen nor scores on a national medical test correlated with final grades. All four measures should be used to assess students' final grades.

Tests, problems and exercises, Training

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The Effect of the Pediatric Clerkship on Medical Student Attitudes Toward Pediatrics at 11 Medical Schools

Article Abstract:

A pediatric clerkship may encourage many medical students to become pediatricians. A clerkship is a short-term training program in a particular medical specialty. In a survey of medical students who completed a pediatric clerkship at 11 medical schools, the percentage that became interested in pediatrics increased from 7% before the clerkship to 15% after. Among women, the increase was from 11% to 22% and among men it was 4% to 11%.

Statistical Data Included, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Study and teaching

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