A pilot study on self-perceived need for management training among medical students in Latvia

dc.creator	Juris Barzdins
dc.creator	Atis Barzdins
dc.date	2013-03-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-08-12T11:20:00Z
dc.date.available	2015-08-12T11:20:00Z
dc.identifier	10.5116/ijme.5138.e068
dc.identifier	2042-6372
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/95be6eb61eae45cab6cc854da9c97c98
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/27970
dc.description	Objectives: To assess the self-perceived need and preferred format for educational intervention among Latvian medical students in fostering the increasing demanding of management-related competences for healthcare professionals. Methods: A cross sectional study design was used to assess student-perceived deficiencies and the need for knowledge and skills in 10 different domains of activity. All medical students from one of the two major Latvian universities were invited to participate in this survey. The knowledge gap between perceived deficiency and actual need for training in specific domains was calculated. Possible correlations between a total gap of knowledge and selected demographic parameters were identified. Results: The response rate to this web-based questionnaire was 101/458 (22. The most evident gaps were reported in the domains of Management of Legal Issues in Health Care (47, followed by the domains of National Healthcare System (37 and Management of Safety and Quality (37. The knowledge gap was wider among students with a higher degree of perceived competition their chosen speciality (R=0.25, p=0.011) and with a preference to work in private clinic (R=0.26, p=0.009), but it narrowed with advanced degree of studies (R= -0.27, p=0.006). Conclusions: This pilot study demonstrates that medical students recognise the necessity for additional training in management. It also highlights those domains of managerial skills and knowledge in which the students have observed the most notable existing deficiencies. These gaps and resultant issues should be addressed in the development studies programmes.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	IJME
dc.relation	http://www.ijme.net/archive/4/a-pilot-study-on-self-perceived-need-for-management-training.pdf
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2042-6372
dc.rights	CC BY
dc.source	International Journal of Medical Education, Vol 4, Pp 59-65 (2013)
dc.subject	curriculum development
dc.subject	knowledge gap
dc.subject	management training
dc.subject	physicians’ leadership
dc.subject	educational intervention
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Education (General)
dc.subject	L7-991
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	A pilot study on self-perceived need for management training among medical students in Latvia
dc.type	article