Elâ Ziegler, Jens Klein, Christopher Kofahl
Patient experiences and needs in cancer care- results from a nationwide cross-sectional study in Germany
BMC health services research
background plastic surgery developed benefit variety challenging areas formerly handled disciplines medical students clear picture plastic surgery career due lacking scope clinical practice understanding plastic surgery clinical area expertise including general practitioners nursing staff medical trainees general public misconceptions extent reconstructive plastic surgery methods crosssectional observational study conducted kuwait university medical students 2nd7th years period 1 month questionnaire consent form provided eligible students inclusion criteria kuwait university medical students 2nd 7th years signed consent form response collected via email sent coordination vice dean student affairs faculty medicine using statistical package social sciences responses statistically analyzed pearsons chisquare test used calculate p values p 005 considered statistically significant results total 244 eligible medical students 121 males 123 females included study mean age 21 2 years similarly 126 516 preclinical students 2nd4thyear students 118 484 clinical students 5th7thyear students 798 medical students believed plastic surgery plays essential role trauma management whereas 92 consider plastic surgery significant trauma management study found 155 medical students interested enrolling plastic surgery residency graduation 471 students consider plastic surgery residency graduation however 374 uncertain two driving factors deciding plastic surgery residency expected income 618 lifestyle 143 conclusion improving medical students education quality enhance perception awareness plastic surgery students taught broader scope plastic surgery inclusion formal training undergraduation essence time added improved plastic surgery rotations emphasis reconstructive handperipheral nerve surgery studentled interest groups useful tool educating students specialty