Table 3.
Student preference for patient safety education timing
| Teaching venue | All students N = 358 | Pre-clinical N = 158 | Clinical N = 200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-clinical lectures |
12.0% |
16.5% |
8.5% |
| Community week* |
6.4% |
8.9% |
4.5% |
| Medical humanities course |
2.2 |
1.9% |
2.5% |
| Clinical skill course |
26.8 |
37.3% |
18.5% |
| Clinical Rotations |
46.9 |
27.9% |
62% |
| Other | 5.6 | 7.6% | 4.0% |
*Community week is an experience where 1st and 2nd year students go and spend a total of 5 weeks working one-on-one with a primary care preceptor somewhere in North Carolina.