Bruce Leff|G. Michael Harper
The Reading Habits of Medicine Clerks at One Medical School: Frequency, Usefulness, and Difficulties
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center|Johns Hopkins University|University of California, San Francisco|San Francisco VA Medical Center|Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center|Johns Hopkins University|University of California, San Francisco|San Francisco VA Medical Center
describe reading habits medicine clerks previously well described understanding issues related student reading habits may provide insights opportunities medical educators develop methods improve clerks clinical clerkship experiences information literacy skillsthe authors administered 18item survey tool 120 students first inpatient internal medicine clerkships johns hopkins university school medicine 200203 questionnaire focused issues related often read basic medicine clerkship data explored mainly descriptive statisticsone hundred twelve 120 93 medicine clerks completed survey clerks reported reading average 108 sd 56 hours per week median ten hours per week range one 30 hours per week commonly used useful reading sources uptodate test preparation textbooks approximately 30 students reported substantial problems reading patients limited data suggest reading habits learning methods vary year medical school clerks given disparate advice appropriate reading sources consult attending physicians resident physicians fellow studentsstudents spend significant amounts time reading online sources medicine clerkship especially uptodate medical educators become familiar sources contribute maximizing effectiveness students additional research focused understanding students build skills information literacy educational programs facilitate development skills needed