Higher levels of self-efficacy and readiness for a future career among Spanish-speaking physician assistant students after their volunteer work at a student-run free clinic in the United States

Volunteering at a free clinic may influence career choice among health profession students. The purpose of this study was to explore knowledge, skill, attitudes, self-efficacy, interest in future work with the underserved, and interest in primary care among physician assistant (PA) students through an analysis of demographic characteristics of PA students at a student-run free clinic in the United States. Data were collected from 56 PA students through a quantitative survey in October 2018 after their participation at a student-run free clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the intermountain west region of the USA.在免费诊所参与志愿服务，可能会影响卫生专业学生的职业选择。本研究旨在通过分析美国某学生运营免费诊所内医师助理（PA，Physician Assistant）学生的人口统计学特征，探讨该群体的知识水平、技能素养、态度倾向、自我效能感、未来为服务不足人群提供服务的意愿，以及对初级保健工作的兴趣。在参与位于美国山间西区犹他州盐湖城的该学生运营免费诊所的志愿服务后，本研究于2018年10月通过定量问卷调查，从56名PA学生处收集了相关研究数据。