The impact of COVID-19 on health professions student's perceptions, future education and career aspirations and confidence in public health responses.
J Am Coll Health
; : 1-7, 2022 May 25.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1864832
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To understand student perceptions, interest and intentions of pursuing public health as a result of COVID-19 during educational experiences.Participants:
Two hundred seventy-seven students completed the survey representing 38 states and two countries.Methods:
An online survey was administered to current undergraduate and graduate students at two institutions.Results:
The difference between the ease of attaining a public health job for nonpublic health and public health students was significant prior to (p = .002) and during the pandemic (p = .015). There was an increase of 5.8% in student interest in continuing education in public health. 13% of respondents agreed the pandemic had been handled appropriately at the national level and 33% at the state level, and 57% expressed distrust of future responses.Conclusions:
This study demonstrates a positive influence of COVID-19 on the desire to seek further education and careers in public health, highlights a lack of confidence in effective future pandemic responses.
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MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
Language:
English
Journal:
J Am Coll Health
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
07448481.2022.2077111
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