A survey of physicians who studied public health during medical school.
A survey of physicians who studied public health during medical school.
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对在医学院学习公共卫生的医生进行的调查。
DOI：
10.1016/s0749-3797(97)00065-2
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发表时间：
1998
影响因子：
5.5
通讯作者：
Stephen N. Rosenberg
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作者：
Stephen N. Rosenberg
医学教育界的许多领导人一直认为，需要更多的医生在预防，研究方法和管理方面进行培训。哥伦比亚大学试图解决这个问题，为医学生提供了各种选择学习公共health.MethodsA调查的哥伦比亚的医学毕业生选修课程，在公共卫生探索的原因，他们开始学习，为什么有些人没有继续，他们的公共卫生课程的价值评估，和他们的职业生涯毕业后。ResultsResponses收到60毕业生。卫生政策、国际卫生和临床预防是他们研究公共卫生的主要兴趣。流行病学、生物统计学以及政策和管理方面的课程被认为是最有用的。临床培训的压力是一些人没有及时完成公共卫生硕士学位的主要原因。在1990年之前参加MPH课程并完成医学院学业的学生中，84%最终获得了MPH，尽管有些人需要长达12年的时间才能完成学位。谁研究公共卫生的医学生没有很大的不同，从他们的同学在他们的专业选择，但那些谁完成了公共卫生硕士选择学术，政府和企业的实践设置更频繁地比其他年轻的医生，并投入更多的时间到非临床activity.ConclusionPublic健康教育工作者可以为未来的医生的各种职业需求。除了个人兴趣，榜样的存在是学生开始学习公共卫生的一个重要原因。
IntroductionThe need for more physicians trained in prevention, research methods, and management has been argued by many leaders in medical education. Columbia University attempts to address this need by providing medical students with a variety of options for studying public health.MethodsA survey of Columbia’s medical graduates who had taken elective courses in public health explored the reasons they began their studies, why some did not continue, their assessment of the value of public health courses, and their careers after graduation.ResultsResponses were received from 60 graduates. Health policy, international health, and clinical prevention were the primary interests leading them to study public health. Courses in epidemiology, biostatistics, and policy and management were cited as most useful. The pressure of clinical training was the major reason why some did not complete the master of public health (MPH) degree in a timely fashion. Among students who had enrolled in the MPH program and finished medical school before 1990, 84% eventually received the MPH, although some took as many as 12 additional years to complete the degree. Medical students who studied public health did not differ greatly from their classmates in their specialty choices, but those who completed the MPH chose academic, governmental, and corporate practice settings more frequently than other young physicians, and devoted more time to non-clinical activities.ConclusionPublic health educators can serve a variety of career needs for future physicians. In addition to personal interests, the presence of role models is an important reason students begin studying public health.