Open Access<p>Self-Perceived Confidence of Medical Students Communicating with Pediatric Patients in a 7-Week Pediatric Placement: A Pilot Survey</p>
Author(s) -
Jhia Jiat Teh,
Ka Yan Cheung,
Yusuf Patrick,
Mona Panahi,
Robert Boyle,
Gareth TudorWilliams
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s234856
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , specialty , curriculum , self confidence , significant difference , family medicine , low confidence , psychology , social psychology , pedagogy , psychotherapist
Pediatrics is a specialty reserved until later stages of the medical curriculum, with many students receiving early exposure via volunteering opportunities. Self-perceived confidence across the pediatric curriculum is crucial, due to limited clinical exposure before qualification. We aimed to assess the impact of a 7-week pediatric placement on medical students' self-perceived confidence and factors that influenced self-perceived confidence.