Perceived team roles of medical students: a five year cross-sectional study

Abstract

Highlights • Team worker is the most frequently preferred team role among medical students, regardless of gender or specialty. • Female students scored higher on the Team Worker role compared to male students. • Team Workers were more present in future general practitioners and lower in technique-oriented specialties, with students who chose a person-centered specialty in the middle. • Medical education should stimulate teamwork skills throughout the entire educational career, from the admission process to curricula to residency .

Keywords

• Teamwork
• Medical Education
• Curriculum
• Medical students
• Healthcare