A quantative study on the perception of international medical students and doctors on an emergency medicine elective in Cape Town
| dc.contributor.advisor | Van Hoving, Daniel J. | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lahri, Sa'ad | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.author | Buizer, Angenita Midee | en_ZA |
| dc.contributor.other | Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Family and Emergency Medicine. | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-17T13:14:01Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-12-22T14:21:11Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-17T13:14:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-12-22T14:21:11Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-12 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2021. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | ENGLISH SUMMARY : Background: International health electives are a popular component of medical students and doctors training, as it has unique learning opportunities both professionally and personally. Emergency medicine has become a growing global speciality, amid opportunities to complete an international health elective either during registrar training or as a medical student/doctor. Objective: To determine international medical students and doctors' perceptions of an Emergency Medicine elective in two South African hospitals within the Cape Town Metropolitan region. Methods: An anonymous online questionnaire was sent to participants that completed the Emergency medicine elective from 2016 to 2019 at Tygerberg- and Khayelitsha Hospital. Responses were scored on a 5 point Likert scale (strongly disagree to strongly agree) for both perceived personal and professional development, 5 point rating scale for mentorship and a 10 point rating scale for the overall perception of the elective. Results are presented as percentages or median (25th – 75th percentile). Results: Of all participants, 104 responded to the survey (18.8%). Participants were mainly from highincome countries of which the U.K. (20.4%), U.S.A.(17.5%), and Canada(17.5%) formed the larger part. The median (25th-75th percentile) age of participants was 28 (25-31) years; 50 (48.5%) were undergraduate students and 43 (41.7%) postgraduate students. Agreement for perceived personal development was 4.0 (3.67-4.38) at Tygerberg hospital and 4.75 (4.13-5.00) at Khayelitsha hospital. Agreement for perceived professional development was 3.69 (3.23-4.05) and 4.27(3.87-4.68), respectively. Overall, participants rated the elective highly and would recommend the elective to future participants. Conclusion: An international emergency medicine elective in South Africa were deemed valuable and resulted in personal and professional development. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.abstract | AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Geen opsomming beskikbaar. | af_ZA |
| dc.description.version | Masters | |
| dc.format.extent | [49] pages ; illustrations, includes annexures | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/123783 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University | |
| dc.rights.holder | Stellenbosch University | |
| dc.subject | Emergency medicine -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Medical students -- Attitudes -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Physicians -- Attitudes -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Universities and colleges -- Elective system -- South Africa | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | UCTD | |
| dc.title | A quantative study on the perception of international medical students and doctors on an emergency medicine elective in Cape Town | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_ZA |