Recently Graduated Medical Students Lack Exposure to and Comfort with Chronic Liver Diseases

Background The prevalence of chronic liver disease (CLD) is rising, but it remains unclear if medical school curricula are emphasizing CLD to reflect its growing epidemiology. Aims To assess comfort levels and knowledge of CLD among recently graduated medical students Methods An anonymous survey was...

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Published in:Digestive diseases and sciences 2022-06, Vol.67 (6), p.2081-2085
Main Authors: Pan, Alexander Y., Zilberstein, Netanel F., Farnan, Jeanne M., McConville, John F., Mikolajczyk, Adam E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biochemistry
Core curriculum
Curriculum
Epidemiology
Gastroenterology
Gastroenterology - education
Hepatology
Humans
Knowledge
Liver diseases
Liver Diseases - epidemiology
Lung diseases, Obstructive
Medical colleges
Medical schools
Medical students
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Multiple choice
Oncology
Original Article
Students, Medical
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Transplant Surgery
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Summary:Background The prevalence of chronic liver disease (CLD) is rising, but it remains unclear if medical school curricula are emphasizing CLD to reflect its growing epidemiology. Aims To assess comfort levels and knowledge of CLD among recently graduated medical students Methods An anonymous survey was distributed to incoming categorical Internal Medicine (IM) interns at a single academic institution during a 2-year period. The survey consisted of 38 Likert-like questions evaluating comfort levels and self-assessed knowledge for several general medicine and liver diseases, as well as 12 multiple-choice questions to objectively test knowledge. Wilcoxon ranked sum and Fisher’s exact test were then used. Results There was a 100% ( n  = 65) completion rate. Only 14 (22%) of those surveyed reported exposure to a hepatology rotation in medical school. Highest mean comfort levels (1 = not at all comfortable, 5 = very comfortable) were for managing congestive heart failure (3.59) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (3.77). Mean comfort levels for various liver diseases were significantly lower (2.22–3.03, all p  
ISSN:0163-2116
1573-2568
DOI:10.1007/s10620-021-07182-0