Attitudes to Organ Donation and Knowledge of Donation and Transplantation among University of Auckland Medical Students:

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development

LindseyHarbour¹ 

关键词: organ donation;    transplantation;    medical education;    curriculum;   

DOI  :  10.4137/JMECD.S20080

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: SAGEYA Publishing Company

【 摘 要 】

Aims•To explore organ donation and transplantation knowledge and attitudes among medical students at the University of Auckland.•To understand students' perception of the extent of training received prior to and during the medical program.MethodA validated web-based questionnaire consisting of 42 questions in five categories was anonymously administered to all enrolled medical students at the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, in September 2012.ResultsIn all, 419 out of 989 (42%) Year 2–6 students responded. A total of 99.3% of medical students supported organ donation, but knowledge was limited (mean score 7.54/15±2.26). A total of 38% of students reported having participated in organ donation learning. A total of 96% of students believed that organ donation information should be available in primary care settings. A total of 69% of students reported that if a patient asked a question about organ donation that they did not know the answer to, they also would not know where to...

【 授权许可】

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