Assessing medical students’ beliefs about the opioid crisis and their post-graduation plans: a cross-sectional study
This study was conducted to identify the differences in perspective of medical students planning to pursue varying specialties. The findings of this study show a disparity in confidence levels for treating people with opioid use disorder between specialties. The knowledge gained in this study can help to inform medical school curriculum design to ensure that all students feel confident and prepared to treat those with opioid use disorder.
Authors
- Elizabeth A. Beverly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-8234)
- Samuel Borgemenke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2546-9721)
- Nicholas Durstock (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5897-7695)
Institutions
- Ohio University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2025-02-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-06765-z
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88
Funders
- Osteopathic Heritage Foundation