A survey of alcohol consumption among first-year military medical students.
First-year medical students (n = 138) at the U.S. Military's Medical School report frequent binge drinking. Nearly one fifth of female and one third of male students report at least one episode of binge drinking in the two weeks preceding a survey of alcohol use. Only one fifth of the medical students reported an interest in an expanded addiction medicine curriculum. The authors' promoted the use of a survey to bridge the gap between self assessment and learning.
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R Gregory
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Army Substance Abuse Program, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20307, USA. rglande@pol.net
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Barbara A
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Chang
Audrey S
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Mason
Sarah
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Lande
Galen R
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D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003479:Curriculum; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012577:Schools, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires