Event Title
Factors influencing osteopathic medical students’ intent to be leaders inhealthcare provision to underserved communities
Location
Atrium
Format
Poster
Start Date
24-1-2015 4:30 PM
End Date
24-1-2015 5:00 PM
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Fewer medical students are leading the movement into primary care and the retention of physicians in primary care is declining.
PURPOSE: We investigated osteopathic medical students’ (OMS) attitudes toward vulnerable groups to determine which variables might influence their intent to care for patients who are uninsured, poor and underserved.
METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional, correlational design was used to determine the influence of certain attitudes on medical students’ intention to provide care to underserved patients. From 2011-2014 data were collected from 760 OMS at Nova Southeastern University using the Medical Students Attitudes Scale (MSATU) via written questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis.
RESULTS: Multivariate modeling successfully explained 27% of the variance (R2=.322; Adj R2=.270) in several variables predicting intention to provide care to the underserved, F = 6.182, df = 6, p
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study could help guide academic programming efforts to nurture professional responsibility and provide medical outreach experiences for medical students to help produce more community/rural health care physicians, as well as foster more compassion toward the underserved.
Factors influencing osteopathic medical students’ intent to be leaders inhealthcare provision to underserved communities
Atrium
INTRODUCTION: Fewer medical students are leading the movement into primary care and the retention of physicians in primary care is declining.
PURPOSE: We investigated osteopathic medical students’ (OMS) attitudes toward vulnerable groups to determine which variables might influence their intent to care for patients who are uninsured, poor and underserved.
METHODOLOGY: A cross-sectional, correlational design was used to determine the influence of certain attitudes on medical students’ intention to provide care to underserved patients. From 2011-2014 data were collected from 760 OMS at Nova Southeastern University using the Medical Students Attitudes Scale (MSATU) via written questionnaire. Data were analyzed using multiple regression analysis.
RESULTS: Multivariate modeling successfully explained 27% of the variance (R2=.322; Adj R2=.270) in several variables predicting intention to provide care to the underserved, F = 6.182, df = 6, p
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study could help guide academic programming efforts to nurture professional responsibility and provide medical outreach experiences for medical students to help produce more community/rural health care physicians, as well as foster more compassion toward the underserved.
