Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-13-2023
Abstract
Medical student interest and pursuit of a career in pathology have been steadily declining since 2015. We conducted three separate surveys of medical students to better understand these trends. In our first survey, we focused on assessing U.S. allopathic medical students understanding and perceptions of pathology. We later surveyed U.S. osteopathic medical students as a companion to the allopathic medical student survey, in which many similarities were discovered with some key differences. In our final survey, we specifically looked at curriculum differences between the U.S. allopathic medical schools that graduate the most students who enter pathology training programs (Group 1) versus those schools that graduate the fewest future pathologists (Group 2) to determine if the curriculum had an impact on medical student matriculation into pathology. Together, through these surveys, we were able to identify several remarkable recurring trends, presenting areas of targetable action. Here, we summarize themes from the three studies as well as a review of pertinent literature to offer best practices for exposing and engaging medical students to pathology and possibly recruiting students to consider pathology as a career.
Recommended Citation
Holloman, Ashley M.; Berg, Mary P.; Bryant, Bronwyn; Dixson, Lisa Ross; George, Melissa R.; Karp, Julie Katz; Knollmann-Ritschel, Barbara E.C.; Prieto, Victor Gerardo; Timmons, Charles F.; Childs, John Michael; Lofgreen, Amanda; Johnson, Kristen; and McCloskey, Cindy B., "Experiential Exposure as the Key to Recruiting Medical Students Into Pathology" (2023). Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers. Paper 387.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/pacbfp/387
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Language
English
Comments
This article is the author's final published version in Academic Pathology, Volume 10, Issue 2, 2023, Article number 100074.
The published version is available https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acpath.2023.100074. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of Association of Pathology Chairs.