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dc.contributor.authorScott, Remi William
dc.contributor.authorFredriksen, Knut
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-20T13:55:50Z
dc.date.available2022-12-20T13:55:50Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-27
dc.description.abstract<p><b> Objective </b> Proficiency in basic emergency procedures is important for junior doctors, but the amount of practical exposure may vary. We studied the association between students’ extracurricular healthcare-related (ECHR) work experience and self-reported practical training and confidence in selected emergency medicine procedures. <p><b> Study design</b> Cross-sectional study. <p><b> Materials and methods</b> Medical students and first-year graduates answered a Likert-based questionnaire probing self-reported amount of exposure to (‘training amount’) and confidence with selected emergency medicine procedures. Participants also reported ECHR work experience, year of study, previous healthcare-related education, military medic training and participation in the local student association for emergency medicine (Tromsø Acute Medicine Students’ Association (TAMS)). Differences within variables were analysed with independent samples t-tests, and correlation between training amount and confidence was calculated. Analysis of covariance and mixed models were applied to study associations between training amount and confidence, and work experience (primary outcomes) and the other reported factors (secondary outcomes), respectively. <p><b> Results</b> 539 participants responded (70%). Among these, 81% had ECHR work experience. There was a strong correlation (r=0.878) between training amount and confidence. Work experience accounted for 5.9% and 3.5% of the total variance in training amount and confidence (primary outcomes), and respondents with work experience scored significantly higher than respondents without work experience. Year of study, previous education, military medic training and TAMS participation accounted for 49.3%, 8.7%, 6.8% and 23.6%, and 58.5%, 5.1%, 4.7% and 12.3% of the total variance in training amount and confidence, respectively (secondary outcomes). Cohen’s D was 0.48 for training amount and 0.32 for confidence level, suggesting medium and weak medium-sized associations with work experience, respectively. <p><b> Conclusion</b> ECHR work experience is common among medical students and was associated with more training amount and higher confidence in the procedures. Year of study, previous relevant education and TAMS participation, but not military medic training, were also significantly associated with training amount and confidence.en_US
dc.identifier.citationScott, Fredriksen. Extracurricular work experience and its association with training and confidence in emergency medicine procedures among medical students: a cross-sectional study from a Norwegian medical school. BMJ Open. 2022;12(9):e057870en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2075433
dc.identifier.doi10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057870
dc.identifier.issn2044-6055
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/27896
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Groupen_US
dc.relation.journalBMJ Open
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleExtracurricular work experience and its association with training and confidence in emergency medicine procedures among medical students: a cross-sectional study from a Norwegian medical schoolen_US
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dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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