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Learning opportunities in 'student assistantships'.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Burford, Bryan Ellis, Edward Williamson, Alyson Forrest, Ian Forest, Ian Vance, Gillian
Description	Country affiliation: United kingdom Author Affiliation: Burford B ( School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, UK.)
Abstract	BACKGROUND: In order to gain experience of the skills required when they begin practice, all final-year medical students in the UK undertake a 'student assistantship', working alongside first-year postgraduate doctors. In this study, we examined the learning opportunities open to students in one locality during two periods of assistantship: one in medicine; one in surgery. METHODS: Final-year students and their supervisors completed online questionnaires. The students' questionnaire explored general perceptions of the placement, and whether 15 potential learning opportunities (identified as 'desk-' or 'patient-oriented') had been 'taken', 'missed' or were 'not available'. The supervisors' questionnaire explored their perceptions of students' learning during the assistantship. RESULTS: Overall, 86 student questionnaires and 17 supervisor questionnaires were returned (response rates of 57 and 63%, respectively). Students reported more desk-based learning opportunities, of which more were taken up, than patient-oriented learning opportunities. Surgical placements were associated with more 'missed' opportunities than medical placements. Across all tasks, many students felt that some learning opportunities were not present in their assistantship. By contrast, supervisors felt students 'made the most' of assistantships. Students' overall perceptions of the assistantship were positively related to the level of experience that they had attained (r = 0.40-0.54). DISCUSSION: The assistantship fulfils its aims for many students, but individual experience gained varies considerably. Some opportunities are not being taken, with 'patient-oriented' opportunities more likely to be missed, whereas others are not available during placements. Supervisors may overestimate the educational value of the assistantship, with implications for its management and delivery.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	17434971
Issue Number	2
Volume Number	12
e-ISSN	1743498X
Journal	The Clinical Teacher
Language	English
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher Date	2015-04-01
Publisher Place	Great Britain (UK)
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Clinical Competence Clinical Clerkship Organization & Administration Methods Standards General Surgery Education Humans Program Evaluation Questionnaires Great Britain Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Review and Exam Preparation

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