Obstetric patients who select and those who refuse medical studentsʼ participation in their care

Abstract

Patients' needs for privacy, past experiences with student care, and expectations of student performance should be considered to ensure the respectful incorporation of student involvement in obstetric care.

Patient Attitudes Toward Medical Students in an Outpatient Colorectal Surgery Clinic

“…Similar responses have been observed from patients in other clinical scenarios where more embarrassing examinations are necessary. 3,4 We found that blacks were less likely than whites to accept the presence of medical students and feel comfortable with teaching during the clinic visit. This result is consistent with Adams and colleagues 5 who reported that whites rated the benefit of the presence of a medical student higher than nonwhites.…”

Impact of educational messages on patient acceptance of male medical students in OB–GYN encounters

“…While past positive experiences with medical students may increase comfort with medical student involvement in patient visits, the reverse has also been found. Magrane, Gannon, and Miller (1994) found that patients who refused medical student participation were more likely to hold negative views of their past medical student encounters. They found that 92% of women who recalled having previous experience with medical students and then subsequently refused medical student involvement classified those students as having "no effect" or a "negative effect" on the medical appointment or visit.…”

Vivência das mulheres atendidas por alunos de medicina em consulta ginecológica

“…Semelhantemente à literatura, esse achado mostrou que pacientes com boas experiên-cias prévias com estudantes têm maior disposição quanto ao envolvimento destes durante o atendimento 1,2,3,9,13 . Sob esta perspectiva, incentivar o primeiro contato da mulher com o acadêmico é recomendado, visto que experiências positivas minimizam o receio e reduzem a ansiedade que esse tipo de atendimento pode causar.…”