Pre-Medical Preparation in Microbiology among Applicants and Matriculants in Osteopathic Medical School in the United States

It is recognized that medical school curricula contain significant microbiology-related content as part of the training of future physicians who will be responsible stewards of antimicrobials. Surprisingly, osteopathic and allopathic medical schools do not require pre-medical microbiology coursework...

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Autores principales:	Raddy L. Ramos, Erik Guercio, Luis R. Martinez
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2017
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:a2cb22367dd640a98d6f9d93286429b82021-11-15T15:04:06ZPre-Medical Preparation in Microbiology among Applicants and Matriculants in Osteopathic Medical School in the United States10.1128/jmbe.v18i3.13721935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/a2cb22367dd640a98d6f9d93286429b82017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v18i3.1372https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885It is recognized that medical school curricula contain significant microbiology-related content as part of the training of future physicians who will be responsible stewards of antimicrobials. Surprisingly, osteopathic and allopathic medical schools do not require pre-medical microbiology coursework, and the extent to which medical students have completed microbiology coursework remains poorly understood. In this report, we show that fewer than 3% of applicants and matriculants to osteopathic medical school (OMS) have completed an undergraduate major or minor in microbiology, and fewer than 17% of applicants and matriculants to OMS have completed one or more microbiology-related courses. These data demonstrate limited pre-medical microbiology-related knowledge among osteopathic medical students, which may be associated with an increase in perceived stress when learning this content or during clinical rotations as well as a potential lack of interest in pursuing a career in infectious diseases.Raddy L. RamosErik GuercioLuis R. MartinezAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 18, Iss 3 (2017)
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description	It is recognized that medical school curricula contain significant microbiology-related content as part of the training of future physicians who will be responsible stewards of antimicrobials. Surprisingly, osteopathic and allopathic medical schools do not require pre-medical microbiology coursework, and the extent to which medical students have completed microbiology coursework remains poorly understood. In this report, we show that fewer than 3% of applicants and matriculants to osteopathic medical school (OMS) have completed an undergraduate major or minor in microbiology, and fewer than 17% of applicants and matriculants to OMS have completed one or more microbiology-related courses. These data demonstrate limited pre-medical microbiology-related knowledge among osteopathic medical students, which may be associated with an increase in perceived stress when learning this content or during clinical rotations as well as a potential lack of interest in pursuing a career in infectious diseases.
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title	Pre-Medical Preparation in Microbiology among Applicants and Matriculants in Osteopathic Medical School in the United States
title_short	Pre-Medical Preparation in Microbiology among Applicants and Matriculants in Osteopathic Medical School in the United States
title_full	Pre-Medical Preparation in Microbiology among Applicants and Matriculants in Osteopathic Medical School in the United States
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Pre-Medical Preparation in Microbiology among Applicants and Matriculants in Osteopathic Medical School in the United States

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