What’s Important: Patient Voices Matter

Florentino, Samuel Ambrose

doi:10.2106/jbjs.23.00154

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“…In total, the identified deficiencies in PRO knowledge support the need to implement PROs into medical education curriculum and a lecture can help fill that gap. Accordingly, incorporating PRO education into medical education could be helpful and supports the initiative of the American Medical Association (AMA) for medical schools to adopt health systems science as the third pillar of medical education [ 9 , 10 ]. PROs are an important aspect of health systems science as they provide crucial insight into patients’ perspectives of their health and healthcare experience.…”

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Evaluating medical students’ knowledge of patient-reported outcomes and the impact of curriculum intervention in consecutive cohorts

Florentino,

Karan,

Ramirez

et al. 2023

J Patient Rep Outcomes

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Background Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) collection and utilization improves patient-provider communication, symptom reporting, and patient satisfaction. Despite their significance, the science and utility of PROs are not part of required curriculum in medical education. The authors describe the results of a survey distributed to medical students evaluating their experience, knowledge, and perceptions of PROs, report on outcomes of the impact of formal PRO education on medical student knowledge, and describe strategies to foster the spread of PRO education into other programs. Methods The authors developed and distributed a 20-question web-based survey distributed to medical students at two U.S. medical schools to evaluate students’ experience, knowledge, and perceptions of PROs. To compare medical students’ knowledge in their pre-clinical years (M1-M2) to those in their clinical years (M3-M4), the authors calculated odds ratios and determined significance determined using chi-squared tests. To determine the utility of formal education on medical students’ knowledge of PROs, the authors invited 4th year medical students at a single institution to participate in a survey before and two weeks after receiving formal PRO education as part of the medical school curriculum, spanning three years. Results 137 (15%) medical students responded to the initial survey. Respondents’ knowledge of PROs was low and did not differ when comparing pre-clinical to clinical years in school. Less than 10% had received education on PROs and only 16% felt prepared to use PROs in patient care. Respondents demonstrated positive attitudes towards PROs, with 84% expressing interest in learning about PROs. In the second phase education cohort of 231 (77% response rate) 4th -year medical students over three years, formal education improved correct response rates to PRO questions. After education, 90% (121/134) agreed PROs are an important component of high-quality care. Conclusions This study identifies a gap in knowledge about PROs among medical students irrespective of year in training. It also shows that structured education may help fill the PRO knowledge gap, potentially providing future clinicians with the skills to implement PROs into clinical practice, aligning with the broader shift towards patient-centric evidence-based healthcare practices.

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