title: Attitudes toward neurosciences in medical students in Wuhan, China: a survey study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Neurophobia is a well-described phenomenon among medical students in many countries. Little is reported concerning the perceptions of neurosciences among medical students in China.
  
  
  METHODS
  We surveyed senior medical students in Wuhan, China, on their perceptions of neuroscience.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students' self-assessments of knowledge in various specialties ranked neurology low, but not the lowest. Students' confidence in diagnosing neurological patients and managing neurological patients demonstrated significant correlation. A positive correlation was noted between confidence in these clinical parameters and the likelihood of specializing in neurology. Students reported bedside teaching and small group sessions as having the greatest value in learning neurology.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The low, but not the lowest ranking of self-perceived knowledge in neurology by medical students in Wuhan, China, differs from findings reported in other countries. In this exploratory study the investigators hypothesize that the well-described phenomenon of neurophobia may exhibit a less pronounced influence in Wuhan, China.
authors: Department of Neurology, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: rlukas@neurology.bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors: Rimas V
authors: RV
authors: Lukas
authors: Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: Brian
authors: B
authors: Cooper
authors: Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: Ivy
authors: I
authors: Morgan
authors: Department of Neurology, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: James R
authors: JR
authors: Brorson
authors: Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: Hongmei
authors: H
authors: Dong
authors: Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases and Global Health, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
authors: Renslow
authors: R
authors: Sherer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002681:China; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009462:Neurology / Q000639:trends; D009488:Neurosciences / Q000639:trends*; D012647:Self-Assessment; D013038:Specialization; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: China; Education; Medical student; Neurology; Neurophobia; Neuroscience; Surveys