Yvonne M Buys, Lorne Bellan
Updated inventory and projections for Canada's ophthalmology workforce
Canadian journal of ophthalmology. Journal canadien d'ophtalmologie
adolescent patients make significant number primary care population yet medical training specific adolescents inadequate challenging 2 medical trainees report feeling less competent caring adolescents compared caring infants children 3 framed adolescent headss home educationemployment peer group activities drugs sexuality suicidedepression interview roleplay activity pediatric clerkship students 12 study sought investigate impact facilitated roleplay would physician assistant pa students selfperceived knowledge skills comfort interviewing adolescents coached roleplay focused skills used headss interview used demonstrate communication skills inherently important adolescent encounters pre postintervention surveys administered data 2 sequential cohorts n 88 showed statistically significant improvement pre versus postsession selfperception knowledge p 00001 skills p 00001 comfort p 01610 teaching pa students best engage adolescents done effectively via coached roleplay