Patients’ Perception toward Medical Students’ Involvement in Their Surgical Care: Single Center Study
Table 4
Guardians views and their experience with medical students.
Patient
Guardian
value
Total
What did the medical student do for you?
(i) Asked me questions only
33 (58.9%)
10 (62.5%)
0.797
43 (59.7%)
(ii) Observed doctors examine me
23 (41.1%)
11 (68.8%)
0.050
34 (47.2%)
(iii) Examined me by him/herself
29 (51.8%)
8 (50%)
0.900
37 (51.4%)
Does the medical student provide you with useful information about your health problem?
Yes
40 (53.3%)
10 (29.4%)
0.020
50 (45.9%)
How important for the training of future doctors do you think it is that medical students are present while patients are talking to the doctor about their problem?
(i) Very important
53 (60.9%)
26 (63.4%)
0.051
79 (61.7%)
(ii) Important
16 (18.4%)
13 (31.7%)
29 (22.7%)
(iii) Not sure
11 (12.6%)
0 (0%)
11 (8.6%)
(iv) Not so important
4 (4.6%)
0 (0%)
4 (3.1%)
(v) Unnecessary
3 (3.4%)
2 (4.9%)
5 (3.9%)
What exactly do you think residents do in the operating room?
