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Fourth-Year Podiatric Medical Student Perspectives on Clerkships and Residency Selection
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
|August 30, 2018
Summary
Fourth-year podiatric medical students value attending and resident interactions for surgical skill development. Program ranking heavily considers resident and attending physician attitudes and surgical training participation.
Area of Science:
- Podiatric Medicine
- Medical Education
- Surgical Training
Background:
- The fourth year of podiatric medical school involves crucial clerkships.
- Limited formal study exists on the quality of learning during these clerkships.
- Student evaluation of residency programs during clerkships is not well understood.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the quality of learning experiences during fourth-year podiatric medical student clerkships.
- To understand how students evaluate residency programs for ranking.
Main Methods:
- An online survey was distributed to fourth-year podiatric medical students.
- The survey focused on learning experiences during externships and residency program ranking decisions.
Main Results:
- Valuable learning experiences included interactions with attending physicians and residents, and surgical feedback.
- Students reported most improvement in forefoot surgery, clinical skills, and rearfoot surgery.
- Key factors for residency ranking were hands-on resident participation, and resident/attending physician attitudes.
Conclusions:
- Fourth-year podiatric medical students' perspectives are an underutilized resource.
- Understanding student feedback can enhance residency program quality and appeal.
- Residency programs can improve learning experiences and candidate attraction by considering student input.
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