Table 3.
Attitudes and Perceptions of First‐year Medical Students Regarding the Educational Value of Systems Ethnography Experiences in the ED
| Survey Items | Response Categories (n of 14 Total Responses) | Total Response, Mean (±SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category 1 | Category 2 | Category 3 | Category 4 | Category 5 | ||
| Rate your perception of the ED ethnography experience overalla | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3.64 (±0.63) |
| The ethnography experience was valuable for my educationb | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3.93 (±0.62) |
| The ethnography experience helped improve care provided in the emergency roomb | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3.36 (±0.74) |
| Comparing before the experience to after, please respond to the following items:c | ||||||
| My appreciation for challenges and/or barriers experienced by patients in the healthcare system has improved. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.93 (±1.00) |
| My knowledge of healthcare delivery has improved. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3.71 (±0.83) |
| My understanding of the patient experience while receiving care in the healthcare system has improved. | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3.79 (±0.80) |
| My appreciation for the importance of teamwork and collaboration among providers has improved. | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3.43 (±0.85) |
| My appreciation for the importance of communication amongst providers and patients has improved. | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.93 (±1.00) |
| My knowledge and skills in systems thinking have improved. | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3.71 (±0.91) |
| My ethnography skills (observing environments without prematurely reacting) have improved. | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3.64 (±0.93) |
a
Likert‐scale responses: 1 = poor, 2 = fair, 3 = average, 4 = good, 5 = excellent.
b
Likert‐scale responses: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = somewhat disagree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = somewhat agree, 5 = strongly agree.
c
Likert‐scale responses: 1 = not at all, 2 = to a small extent, 3 = to some extent, 4 = to a moderate extent, 5 = to a large extent.