What kind of doctor would you like me to be?

Walsh, Sally; Arnold, Benjamin; Pickwell-Smith, Benjamin; Summers, Bruce

doi:10.1111/tct.12389

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“…O f course I respect the views of the authors who responded to our article, 1 but I was left immensely disheartened by their letter. 2 It is widely accepted that the practice of Medicine is a Science and an Art, an application of the study of both disease and illness.…”

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“…evaluating comfort levels of medical students when interacting with children in a clinical setting. 1 As fourth-year medical students, we strongly agree that there is signifi cant apprehension about working with children prior to paediatric placements.…”

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2016

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“…Choosing a specialty is one of the most important decisions for medical students 9 . In Japan, postgraduates rotate through several specialties within two years as junior residents before starting their training in their selected specialty 2 .…”

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Early exposure to hands-on surgical training encourages urological interest in undergraduate medical students

Kimura

Kojo

Ikeda

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Background: Urological education is as important as surgical training for undergraduates. However, those in undergraduate medical schools have less exposure to surgery and urology as their curriculum focuses more on clinical skills, particularly community-based healthcare for a super-aging society. This study aimed to evaluate whether urologic hands-on training could encourage surgical and urological interest in medical undergraduate students. Methods: A one-day elective program in urologic surgery at the University of Tsukuba, particularly in robotic, laparoscopic, and endoscopic surgeries, was offered to 58 fourth-year medical students in 2018 and 2019, prior to their clinical clerkship. The average age of participants was 22 (range: 21–25) years. We assessed scores (1–5 Likert-type items) in training activity, interest in surgery, and interest in urology before and after the course. Results: Before attending the program, average scores in interest in urology were 3.53 in 2018 and 3.15 in 2019. After training, the total likely scores of this program in 2018 and 2019 were 4.59 and 4.76, respectively. The likely scores in surgery increased after the program; however, this was not significantly different to that prior to the program. However, the average interest scores in urology were significantly increased to 3.91±0.63 (p<0.05) and 3.88 ± 0.58 (p<0.01) in 2018 and 2019, respectively, indicating a motivation to pursue surgery and urology following clinical clerkship, 1 year after training. Conclusions: Urological hands-on training facilitated interest in urology in medical students prior to their clinical clerkship. Early experience in actual urological procedures could encourage medical students to consider specializing in urology and pursue a career as a urological specialist.

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“…W alsh et al suggest that patients prioritise personal over intellectual/academic qualities in doctors, which we feel implies that the recent zeitgeist change in medical curricula to spend more time instilling these qualities is justifi ed. 1 We think it rather likely that patients inherently expect doctors to be able to diagnose their conditions accurately. Is it therefore reasonable to sacrifi ce teaching core medical knowledge in favour of skills that could arguably be selected for at interview and honed passively during training?…”

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