BackgroundWe assessed the impact of resident teaching in medical students' overall assessment of an obstetrics and gynecology clerkship.MethodsBetween September 2007 and March 2010, third-year medical students completed a questionnaire at the end of their clerkship. Questions covered the number of topics they recalled learning about from residents, perceptions of the quality of education received from residents, perceptions of the experience with the residents as teachers, and overall rating of the obstetrics and gynecology clerkship.ResultsQuestionnaires were completed by all medical students (N??=??74), with 63 students returning complete surveys. There was a small correlation between the number of topics students recalled learning about from residents and ratings of quality of education ( r ??=??0.249, P ??=??.03), a small correlation between the number of topics students recalled learning about from residents and level of satisfaction with the clerkship ( r ??=??0.262, P ??=??.04), and a larger correlation between assessment of the overall experience with residents as teachers and ratings of quality of education received from residents ( r ??=??0.687, P ?
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