Patients' attitude towards undergraduate medical students at university charity teaching hospital in Sudan

  • Authors

    • Awad Ali M. Alawad University of Medical Sciences and Technology
    • Faisal H. Younis
    2014-04-16
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v2i1.2264

  • Abstract

    Background: The cooperation of patients and their acceptance to involve medical students in their care is vital to clinical education.

    Objective: To explore the attitudes of patients towards medical students at University charity teaching hospital, and to explore the determinants of those attitudes.

    Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at University charity teaching hospital affiliated to University of Medical Sciences and Technology (UMST). Four hundred and thirty-two patients were interviewed between January and December 2013 using a structured questionnaire.

    Results: Four hundred and thirty-two patients had responded to all questions they were asked. Of the patients interviewed, 95.2% approved the presence of medical students during the medical consultation. 79.8% of the patients agreed to be examined by students in the presence of a doctor, while 33.5% gave agreement even in the absence of a doctor. More than half of the patients think that it is important that students examine patients as part of their training and 18 % of them were not sure about the importance of clinical examination.

    Conclusion: The study concluded overall positive attitudes to the medical students’ involvement by patients. Patients preferred lower number of students to be involved; however, few were aware of their rights.

     

    Keywords: Bedside Teaching, Clinical Education, Patients’ Acceptability.

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    Alawad, A. A. M., & Younis, F. H. (2014). Patients’ attitude towards undergraduate medical students at university charity teaching hospital in Sudan. International Journal of Medicine, 2(1), 28-31. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijm.v2i1.2264

    Received date: 2014-03-20

    Accepted date: 2014-04-12

    Published date: 2014-04-16