The impact of a new curriculum on medical students' interest in and knowledge of health systems science

Surabhi Reddy; Allie Obremskey; Michael Hochman; Pamela Schaff; Gregory Harlan; Sonali Saluja

doi:10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100409

The impact of a new curriculum on medical students' interest in and knowledge of health systems science

Healthc (Amst). 2020 Jun;8(2):100409. doi: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100409. Epub 2020 Feb 25.

Authors

Surabhi Reddy¹, Allie Obremskey², Michael Hochman³, Pamela Schaff⁴, Gregory Harlan⁵, Sonali Saluja³

Affiliations

¹ Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: reddys@usc.edu.
² Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
³ USC Gehr Family Center for Health Systems Science, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁴ Department of Family Medicine and Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics and Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

PMID: 32107189
DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2020.100409

Abstract

In this analysis, we describe medical student interest in and knowledge of health systems science (HSS) during the launching of a new curriculum. We surveyed first year students (MS1s) before and after exposure to a new HSS curriculum. MS1s demonstrated a 16% increase in HSS knowledge post-curriculum. Interest in HSS was high in MS1s before (90%) and after (88%) the curriculum when compared to MS3s (72%). The implementation of a longitudinal HSS curriculum may increase knowledge and maintain interest in the subject.

Keywords: Health policy; Health systems; Health systems science; Medical education.

MeSH terms

Community Health Planning / methods*
Community Health Planning / trends
Curriculum / standards*
Curriculum / trends
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / methods
Education, Medical, Undergraduate / trends
Humans
Quality Improvement
Students, Medical / psychology*
Students, Medical / statistics & numerical data