Research Article
A Change in Students’ Perceptions of Peer and Faculty Attitudes to Rural Medicine following the Introduction of a Rural Health Rotation
Table 2
Comparison of Dunedin students (precourse) perceptions of their teachers and peers views of rural health (Mann-Whitney U = MWU).
| | Student perception at DSM prior to completing rural curriculum | | 2000/01 | 2007 | Statistical analyses | | | % () | % () |
| | Rural general practice viewed positively by teachers | Highly | 35.6 (31) | 70.8 (46) | | | Neutral | 42.5 (37) | 26.2 (17) | MWU = 1709.5 | | Not highly | 21.8 (19) | 3.1 (2) | |
| | Rural general practice promoted by teachers | Highly | 42.5 (37) | 63.1 (41) | | | Neutral | 31.0 (27) | 29.2 (19) | MWU = 2095.5 | | Not highly | 26.4 (23) | 7.7 (5) | |
| | Rural general practice discussed as career option | Yes | 52.9 (46) | 75.4 (49) | | | No | 29.9 (26) | 9.2 (6) | | | Do not know | 17.2 (15) | 15.4 (10) | |
| | Rural general practice viewed positively by peers | Highly | 11.5 (10) | 23.1 (15) | | | Neutral | 48.5 (42) | 58.5 (38) | MWU = 2087 | | Not highly | 40.2 (35) | 18.5 (12) | |
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