了解如何加强与见解的神经学管道从神经科学本科学生首页

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尽管神经科学的兴趣在大学层次增加,神经学家在美国存在的重要不足。为了更好地理解如何产生更多的神经学的兴趣,特别是在本科生层面,我们进行了一个匿名横断面组成的在线调查1085首页名大学生在神经科学课程或专业/小神经科学来自美国各地更好地理解临床神经学经验和观点。定量调查和定性评估学生的临床神经病学曝光教室内外,研究经历,和职业目标。首页学生们从一个广泛的本科院校(公立研究型大学[40.8%],文理学院(29.7%)和私人研究型大学[29.0%])。大多数学生(89.9%)希望追求研究生;56.9%想成为医生,17.8%的人表示有兴趣获得医学博士/博士学位。的重要性,学生第一次接触神经科学16岁但觉得他们可能暴露于神经科学早在13年。一半(50.5%)决定主要在神经科学学院和四分之一(25.6%)的决定主要在第一年大学。尽管临床神经学接触的兴趣很高,不到三分之一的学生说话或跟踪一个神经学首页家,而且只有13.6%的人与临床神经学的人口。只有20.8%的学生觉得志愿者和实习机会足够可用。 Qualitative results include student perspectives from those who did and did not work with a neurologist, describing how they were or were not able to obtain such opportunities. We discuss translating the survey findings into actionable results with opportunities to target the undergraduate neuroscience interest to improve the neurology pipeline. We describe existing programs that could be integrated into everyday neurology practices and new approaches to learning and training to help leverage the significant undergraduate neuroscience interest. We also raise questions for further research, including exploring (1) how students learn of neurologic conditions/expand their knowledge about additional neurologic conditions, (2) whether qualitative investigation of the experiences of neuroscience undergraduates at specific institutions might provide an additional insight, and (3) systems to maintain interest in neuroscience/neurology as students enter medical school.