Pre-clinical versus clinical medical students’ attitudes towards the poor in the United States
This study assessed the poverty-related attitudes of pre-clinical medical students (first and second years) versus clinical medical students (third and fourth years). First through fourth year medical students voluntarily completed the Attitude Towards Poverty scale. First and second year students w...
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| description | This study assessed the poverty-related attitudes of pre-clinical medical students (first and second years) versus clinical medical students (third and fourth years). First through fourth year medical students voluntarily completed the Attitude Towards Poverty scale. First and second year students were classified together in the preclinical group and third and fourth year students together in the clinical group. A total of 297 students participated (67% response rate). Statistically significant differences were noted between pre-clinical and clinical students for scores on the subscales personal deficiency (P<0.001), stigma (P=0.023), and for total scores (P=0.016). Scores across these subscales and for total scores were all higher in the clinical group. The only subscale which did not show statistical significance between pre-clinical and clinical students was the structural perspective. Medical students in their clinical training have a less favorable attitude towards the poor than their preclinical counterparts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7400c45aa2442ea87e384871aa202d52024-05-22T07:03:15ZengKorea Health Personnel Licensing Examination InstituteJournal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions1975-59372015-11-011210.3352/jeehp.2015.12.52179Pre-clinical versus clinical medical students’ attitudes towards the poor in the United StatesDanial Jilani0Ashley Fernandes1Nicole Borges2 Office of Academic Affairs, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH, USA Department of Pediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USAThis study assessed the poverty-related attitudes of pre-clinical medical students (first and second years) versus clinical medical students (third and fourth years). First through fourth year medical students voluntarily completed the Attitude Towards Poverty scale. First and second year students were classified together in the preclinical group and third and fourth year students together in the clinical group. A total of 297 students participated (67% response rate). Statistically significant differences were noted between pre-clinical and clinical students for scores on the subscales personal deficiency (P<0.001), stigma (P=0.023), and for total scores (P=0.016). Scores across these subscales and for total scores were all higher in the clinical group. The only subscale which did not show statistical significance between pre-clinical and clinical students was the structural perspective. Medical students in their clinical training have a less favorable attitude towards the poor than their preclinical counterparts.http://www.jeehp.org/upload/pdf/jeehp-12-52.pdfattitudesocial stigmamedical studentspovertyunited states |
| spellingShingle | Danial Jilani Ashley Fernandes Nicole Borges Pre-clinical versus clinical medical students’ attitudes towards the poor in the United States Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions attitude social stigma medical students poverty united states |
| title | Pre-clinical versus clinical medical students’ attitudes towards the poor in the United States |
| title_full | Pre-clinical versus clinical medical students’ attitudes towards the poor in the United States |
| title_fullStr | Pre-clinical versus clinical medical students’ attitudes towards the poor in the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pre-clinical versus clinical medical students’ attitudes towards the poor in the United States |
| title_short | Pre-clinical versus clinical medical students’ attitudes towards the poor in the United States |
| title_sort | pre clinical versus clinical medical students attitudes towards the poor in the united states |
| topic | attitude social stigma medical students poverty united states |
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