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Pre-Medical Preparation in Microbiology among Applicants and Matriculants in Osteopathic Medical School in the United States.
- Source :
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Journal of microbiology & biology education [J Microbiol Biol Educ] 2017 Dec 01; Vol. 18 (3). Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Dec 01 (Print Publication: 2017). - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- It is recognized that medical school curricula contain significant microbiology-related content as part of the training of future physicians who will be responsible stewards of antimicrobials. Surprisingly, osteopathic and allopathic medical schools do not require pre-medical microbiology coursework, and the extent to which medical students have completed microbiology coursework remains poorly understood. In this report, we show that fewer than 3% of applicants and matriculants to osteopathic medical school (OMS) have completed an undergraduate major or minor in microbiology, and fewer than 17% of applicants and matriculants to OMS have completed one or more microbiology-related courses. These data demonstrate limited pre-medical microbiology-related knowledge among osteopathic medical students, which may be associated with an increase in perceived stress when learning this content or during clinical rotations as well as a potential lack of interest in pursuing a career in infectious diseases.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1935-7877
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of microbiology & biology education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29854054
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.v18i3.1372