Abstract
Substance use disorders are often missed when patients present for medical care. The purpose of this report is to describe the pilot implementation of a curriculum module designed to influence medical student beliefs and attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders. Third-year medical students rotating through the two-month Ambulatory Primary Care clerkship (N = 99) were contacted by email and directed to a brief survey addressing students’ personal views regarding patients with substance use disorders. After the survey was submitted, students were directed to the Drexel University College of Medicine Doc.com online module about substance use. After one week, students received another email asking them to complete the same survey. Results from the pre- and postmodule surveys were compared using paired samples t-tests. Statistically significant changes were detected in 5 of13 items. The results of this study indicate that the one-hour, online Doc.com module can effectively influence medical student beliefs and attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders.
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