ArticleMedical education online2025
Declining medical student attendance: a single institution thematic analysis of reasons students do not attend a preclinical public health course.
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Declining medical student attendance has been noted for decades, becoming particularly challenging in the years surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. The reasons why medical students have not attended class in the years since the pandemic and the transition of USMLE Step 1 scores to Pass/Fail are not well established. This study evaluated why medical students did not attend a preclinical public health course. A secondary aim is to compare trends in self-reported attendance. Student course evaluations include self-reported attendance and free-text responses to 'Why did you choose not to attend live sessions more often?' Using inductive thematic analysis, faculty reviewers identified themes affecting attendance. The median self-reported attendance each year for first-year (MS1) and second-year (MS2) students was calculated and analyzed between 2018 and 2023. The overall evaluation response rate was 75.3% for MS1 and 59.3% for MS2. Five non-attendance themes emerged: academic schedule, learning style/delivery, content not valued, convenience/efficiency, and personal conflicts. MS2 attendance was significantly lower than MS1 attendance (
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