Medical school and self-reported practical skills: How do the UiT medical students acquire practical competence in emergency medicine skills?
Abstract Aims: To investigate how extracurricular healthcare-related (ECHR) work experience influenced University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway’s medical students’ and graduates’ achieved level of practical training and their self-perceived confidence in selected practical skills belie...
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ftunivtroemsoe:oai:munin.uit.no:10037/29299 2023-06-18T03:39:39+02:00 Medical school and self-reported practical skills: How do the UiT medical students acquire practical competence in emergency medicine skills? Scott, Remi William Sørensen, Frode Fredriksen, Knut 2021-05-28 https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29299 eng eng UiT Norges arktiske universitet UiT The Arctic University of Norway https://hdl.handle.net/10037/29299 Copyright 2021 The Author(s) VDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk medisinske fag: 750::Anestesiologi: 765 VDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Clinical medical disciplines: 750::Anesthesiology: 765 MED-3950 Master thesis Mastergradsoppgave 2021 ftunivtroemsoe 2023-06-07T23:06:22Z Abstract Aims: To investigate how extracurricular healthcare-related (ECHR) work experience influenced University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway’s medical students’ and graduates’ achieved level of practical training and their self-perceived confidence in selected practical skills believed to be important for emergency medicine. Materials and methods: Medical students and graduates answered a Likert-based questionnaire probing their amount of training within selected skills relevant for emergency medicine, as well as their self-perceived confidence with these skills. Work experience and other potential confounding factors were recorded as well. Cronbach’s alpha was calculated to test internal consistency. Descriptive statistics were conducted for data visualization, and analysis of covariance and linear mixed models were applied to adjust for confounder effects. Results: 70% of all invited participants answered the questionnaire, of which 81% had ECHR work experience. High Cronbach’s alpha was achieved for questions probing each of the two main outcomes (.927 and .919, respectively). A positive correlation between training amount and confidence level for all respondents was found, and participants with work experience scored significantly higher for both outcomes. Year of study and participation in Tromsø Acute Medicine Students’ Association (TAMS) affected the outcomes significantly more than the other confounders. Work experience accounted for 6.7% and 3.6% of the total variance in the two outcome variables respectively, adjusted for the potential confounders. Estimated marginal means showed that respondents with work experience yielded significantly higher scores than non-workers for both outcomes. Conclusion: Students and graduates with extracurricular healthcare-related work experience had more training and more self-perceived confidence in performing basic skills relevant for emergency medicine, compared to students without such experience. However, other factors such as year of study, ... Master Thesis Arctic University of Tromsø University of Tromsø: Munin Open Research Archive Arctic Tromsø |
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Abstract Aims: To investigate how extracurricular healthcare-related (ECHR) work experience influenced University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway’s medical students’ and graduates’ achieved level of practical training and their self-perceived confidence in selected practical skills believed to be important for emergency medicine. Materials and methods: Medical students and graduates answered a Likert-based questionnaire probing their amount of training within selected skills relevant for emergency medicine, as well as their self-perceived confidence with these skills. Work experience and other potential confounding factors were recorded as well. Cronbach’s alpha was calculated to test internal consistency. Descriptive statistics were conducted for data visualization, and analysis of covariance and linear mixed models were applied to adjust for confounder effects. Results: 70% of all invited participants answered the questionnaire, of which 81% had ECHR work experience. High Cronbach’s alpha was achieved for questions probing each of the two main outcomes (.927 and .919, respectively). A positive correlation between training amount and confidence level for all respondents was found, and participants with work experience scored significantly higher for both outcomes. Year of study and participation in Tromsø Acute Medicine Students’ Association (TAMS) affected the outcomes significantly more than the other confounders. Work experience accounted for 6.7% and 3.6% of the total variance in the two outcome variables respectively, adjusted for the potential confounders. Estimated marginal means showed that respondents with work experience yielded significantly higher scores than non-workers for both outcomes. Conclusion: Students and graduates with extracurricular healthcare-related work experience had more training and more self-perceived confidence in performing basic skills relevant for emergency medicine, compared to students without such experience. However, other factors such as year of study, ... |
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Scott, Remi William Sørensen, Frode Fredriksen, Knut |
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Scott, Remi William Sørensen, Frode Fredriksen, Knut |
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Scott, Remi William |
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Medical school and self-reported practical skills: How do the UiT medical students acquire practical competence in emergency medicine skills? |
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Medical school and self-reported practical skills: How do the UiT medical students acquire practical competence in emergency medicine skills? |
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Medical school and self-reported practical skills: How do the UiT medical students acquire practical competence in emergency medicine skills? |
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Medical school and self-reported practical skills: How do the UiT medical students acquire practical competence in emergency medicine skills? |
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Medical school and self-reported practical skills: How do the UiT medical students acquire practical competence in emergency medicine skills? |
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medical school and self-reported practical skills: how do the uit medical students acquire practical competence in emergency medicine skills? |
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UiT Norges arktiske universitet |
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2021 |
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Arctic Tromsø |
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Arctic Tromsø |
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Arctic University of Tromsø |
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Arctic University of Tromsø |
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