The influence of gender on clinical examination skills of medical students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A graduating medical doctor is expected to be competent in physical examinations across all systems. The exploration of how gender affects the development of clinical skills has not been explored in an Arab context, despite cultural restrictions that make it more difficult for students and doctors to examine the opposite sex.

Methods

A cross sectional survey was undertaken of graduating final year medical students in Northern Jordan. We asked about students' perceptions regarding factors that may impact the development of clinical skills potentially related to gender, and asked about the frequency of examinations performed during their training for intimate and general physical examinations on all patients, as well as patients of the opposite sex. We also asked ab

SUBMITTER: Sabet F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7110726 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature