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标题：Speed date our specialty: a novel event to increase students\' understanding of family medicine
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作者：Nora King ; Samuel Porter ; Megan Chock 等
期刊名称：Journal of Contemporary Medical Education
印刷版ISSN：2146-8354
出版年度：2013
卷号：1
期号：1
页码：50-53
DOI：10.5455/jcme.20121119105916
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出版社：International Medical Journal Management and Indexing System
摘要：The number of primary care physicians must increase in order to meet growing demand. Encouraging studentsâ interest in primary care is an essential part of strengthening the primary care workforce. The Mayo Medical School Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) held an event modeled after âspeed-datingâ to introduce first- and second-year medical students to the specialty of family medicine. Pre- and post-event surveys were used to assess the impact of the event on studentsâ understanding of family medicine. Students rated the event as valuable and reported significant improvements in their level of understanding of all aspects of family medicine queried with the exception of income of family practitioners. The Speed Date Our Specialty event was well-received by students and did improve their understanding of the scope of family medicine. Suggestions for improvements for future events include lengthening amount of time at each table and allowing more free time at the end of the event for students to speak further with individual physicians.
关键词：Family medicine; family medicine interest groups; medical students; recruitment; primary care