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标题：Higher levels of self-efficacy and readiness for a future career among Spanish-speaking physician assistant students after their volunteer work at a student-run free clinic in the United States
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作者：Shannon Weaver ; Zainub Hussaini ; Virginia Lynn Valentin 等
期刊名称：Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
电子版ISSN：1975-5937
出版年度：2019
卷号：16
期号：1
页码：1-6
DOI：10.3352/jeehp.2019.16.27
语种：English
出版社：Korea Health Insurance Licensing Examination Institute
摘要：Volunteering at a free clinic may influence career choice among health profession students.The purpose of this study was to explore knowledge,skills,attitudes,self-efficacy,interest in future work with the underserved,and interest in primary care among physician assistant (PA) students through an analysis of demographic characteristics of PA students at a student-run free clinic in the United States.Data were collected from 56 PA students through a quantitative survey in October 2018 after their participation at a student-run free clinic in Salt Lake City,Utah,in the intermountain west region of the USA.Out of the 3 sub-scales (attitudes,effect,and readiness),students responded most positively to items exploring the effect of their experiences of volunteering at the free clinic.Students who spoke Spanish showed higher levels of self-efficacy and readiness for a future career than non-Spanish speakers.
关键词：Volunteering at a free clinic may influence career choice among health profession students.The purpose of this study was to explore knowledge,skills,attitudes,self-efficacy,interest in future work with the underserved,and interest in primary care among physician assistant (PA) students through an analysis of demographic characteristics of PA students at a student-run free clinic in the United States.Data were collected from 56 PA students through a quantitative survey in October 2018 after their participation at a student-run free clinic in Salt Lake City,Utah,in the intermountain west region of the USA.Out of the 3 sub-scales (attitudes,effect,and readiness),students responded most positively to items exploring the effect of their experiences of volunteering at the free clinic.Students who spoke Spanish showed higher levels of self-efficacy and readiness for a future career than non-Spanish speakers.