Table 4.
Student preference for quality improvement education timing
| Teaching venue | All students N = 357 | Preclinical N = 158 | Clinical N = 199 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-clinical lectures |
11.5 |
12.7 |
10.6 |
| Community week* |
7.6 |
11.4 |
4.5 |
| Medical humanities course |
4.8 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
| Clinical skill course |
17.9 |
24.7 |
12.6 |
| Clinical Rotations |
54.3 |
39.2 |
66.3 |
| Other | 3.9 | 5.1 | 3.0 |
*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.