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Students Stuck in a Swamp? Scripting Promotes Medical Student Involvement in Obstetric & Gynecologic Care

Purpose: Characterize the effect of staff scripting on medical student acceptance in outpatient ob-gyn clinic visits.

Background: Direct patient care is a major tributary in the river of medical education. When patients refuse medical student involvement in their care, students are stranded in stagnant quagmire. Review of the literature shows that medical student refusal is a national issue not limited solely to obstetrics and gynecology (ob-gyn) clerkships (Chang, et al, 2010; Mavis, et al, 2006; Hartz & Beale, 2000). Written and video messages about medical student training have been effective in furthering medical student acceptance in clinical encounters (Buck & Littleton, 2016). Open the floodgates!

Methods: A literature review using search terms “medical student AND refusal” was conducted to guide script composition. Medical assistant and nursing staff implemented the script in an outpatient ob-gyn resident clinic. The script was revised halfway through the clerkship year based on patient and staff feedback. All ob-gyn medical students were surveyed regarding their involvement in patient visits prior to and after script implementation.

Results: After script implementation, the percent of medical students refused from at least one patient interaction decreased from 92% to 86%. 66% percent of our students perceived scripting as a supportive measure for medical students, and 61% percent witnessed staff, residents, and faculty utilizing scripting.

Discussions: Data from our institution suggest that scripting improves medical student involvement in ob-gyn patient care. Involving staff, students, and patients on scripting revision helped foster a learning environment rich as the Mississippi delta in which medical students can thrive.

Topics: CREOG & APGO Annual Meeting, 2019, Student, Resident, Faculty, Clerkship Director, Clerkship Coordinator, Osteopathic Faculty, Residency Director, Residency Coordinator, Patient Care, Professionalism, Interpersonal & Communication Skills, UME, Team-Based Learning, Advocacy,

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Intended
Audience
Student,Resident,Faculty,Clerkship Director,Clerkship Coordinator,Osteopathic Faculty,Residency Director,Residency Coordinator,
Competencies
Addressed
Patient Care,Professionalism,Interpersonal & Communication Skills,
Educational
Continuum
UME,
Educational
Focus
Team-Based Learning,Advocacy,
Clinical Focus

Author Information

Sraavya Akella, BSE, University of Iowa - Carver College of Medicine; Mikayla Freese, BS; Petra Hahn, BA; Amy Hanson, BS, BA; Hailee Reist, BA; Edward Rojas, BS

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