Physician and medical student perceptions and expectations of the pediatric clerkship: a Qatar experience

Figures & data

Table 1 Physicians’ response (N=51)

Items n, (%)	Strongly agree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly disagree
I have adequate time to get to know the medical students in my team	6 (11.8%)	16 (31.4%)	21 (41.2%)	6 (11.8%)	2 (3.9%)
I feel that I am easily accessible and available to the medical students after rounds	14 (29.2%)	25 (52.1%)	5 (10.4%)	3 (6.3%)	1 (2.1%)
Medical students are being provided with adequate encouragement to search and practice evidence-based medicine	16 (33.3%)	26 (54.2%)	5 (10.4%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0%)
Medical students have adequate exposure to multi-professional team	10 (20.4%)	20 (40.8%)	5 (10.2%)	8 (16.3%)	6 (12.2%)
Three weeks of inpatient clerkship are enough for medical students to be exposed to pediatric cases	9 (18.7%)	18 (37.6%)	5 (10.4%)	10 (20.8%)	6 (12.5%)
I feel that the pediatric inpatient is a safe and friendly environment for medical students	12 (25%)	18 (37.5%)	11 (23%)	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.1%)

Note: Some of the physicians did not respond to all the questions; therefore, the total response to some of the questions will not be equal to 51.

Table 2 Medical students’ response (N=36)

Items n, (%)	Strongly disagree	Agree	Neutral	Disagree	Strongly agree
I have had adequate time to get to know the inpatient team	9 (26.5%)	17 (50.0%)	3 (8.8%)	3 (8.8%)	2 (5.9%)
I feel that the attending physicians, fellows, and residents are easily accessible and available to the medical students after rounds	7 (20.0%)	14 (40.0%)	8 (22.9%)	4 (11.4%)	2 (5.7%)
I am being provided with adequate encouragement to search and practice evidence-based medicine	4 (11.4%)	9 (25.7%)	9 (25.7%)	8 (22.9%)	5 (14.3%)
I got an adequate exposure to multi-professional teams during my clerkship	4 (11.4%)	8 (22.9%)	13 (37.1%)	9 (25.7)	1 (2.9%)
Three weeks of inpatient clerkship are enough exposure to inpatient pediatric cases	0 (0%)	4 (11.4%)	6 (17.2%)	16 (45.7%)	9 (25.7%)
I feel that the pediatric inpatient is a safe and friendly environment	9 (26.6%)	22 (64.7%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)

Note: Some of the medical students did not respond to all the questions; therefore, the total response to some of the questions will not be equal to 36.

Table 3 Points of agreement and disagreement between medical students and physicians

Agreement	Disagreement
Hours of teaching activities	Best teacher
Clinical rounds is the best method of teaching	Three-week duration of inpatient pediatrics is adequate for learning
The pediatric clerkship is not long enough for the team members to get acquainted to each other	Frequency and quality of feedback
Quality of bedside teaching	Enough exposure to multi-professional teams
The pediatric environment is safe and friendly	Evidence-based medicine practice
Medical students’ accessibility to physicians