Open AccessPrematriculation Healthcare Employment Predicts Success in Clerkship Environment
Author(s) -
Lindsay C. Strowd,
Guang Hong,
Mary Claire O’Brien,
Cynthia Burns,
Julie A. Freischlag,
Roy Strowd,
David D. Grier,
Timothy R. Peters
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
medical science educator
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2156-8650
DOI - 10.1007/s40670-019-00859-2
Subject(s) - matriculation , medical school , medical education , curriculum , health care , clinical clerkship , cohort , united states medical licensing examination , medicine , psychology , family medicine , pedagogy , economics , economic growth
The average age of the matriculating medical student is increasing as more students take time between college and medical school. Increasing numbers of students are employed in the healthcare field during these gap years. Studies have explored the relationship between matriculation age and medical school performance with conflicting findings. The impact of prior healthcare employment (PHE) on future clerkship performance has not been explored. We hypothesize that medical school performance metrics would be higher for students with PHE than their peers.