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Dear Medical Student,
We write in order to invite you to take part in a research study of stress, depression and sexuality in North American medical students. This study is being conducted with the support of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA, www.amsa.org) and financial support from the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA, www.smsna.org). The Committee for Human Research at the University of California at San Francisco has reviewed and approved this research.
You are no doubt aware of the significant stress of medical training and how this impacts many aspects of your personal life. While stressors and their impact on quality of life have been studied in medical students, the last published studies on sexuality in American medical students are over 40 years old. Sexuality is an important component of quality of life and sexual problems are likely to have a significant impact on not just the person with the problem but also on her or his partner.
Our survey is designed to collect demographic information as well as an abbreviated sexual history. After this information is obtained you will be asked to complete a series of surveys; the first two will assess for symptoms of depression and stress. The remaining surveys are validated instruments for the assessment of human sexuality and sexual relationships. The specific surveys you will take are dependent on your gender identity. You may choose not to answer any questions that make you uncomfortable. The total time required to participate will be approximately 15-30 minutes.
Your participation is completely voluntary; there will no negative consequences if you elect not to participate. All responses will be kept strictly confidential. The surveys do not require any identifying information and the investigators will have no way of knowing your name, date of birth, medical school of attendance, e-mail address, or any other information about you specifically. Tracking cookies will not be required to complete the relevant surveys.
If you are interested in participating in this research, you may find the survey at the URL below. To further insure your privacy, we recommend that you complete the surveys when you will have at least 30 minutes in private and that you close your web browser after the survey is complete.
We believe that our findings may help to illuminate a significant and under-diagnosed problem, which may in turn lead to improved medical student quality of life. At your discretion, we ask that you please inform your medical student friends and colleagues who may not be aware of this study.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SURVEY IS INTENDED ONLY FOR STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN AN OSTEOPATHIC OR ALLOPATHIC MEDICAL SCHOOL.
Thank you in advance for your time,
Alan W. Shindel, M.D.
Fellow in Sexual Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
E-Mail: [email protected]
https://www.questionpro.com/akira/gateway/857308-0-0
We write in order to invite you to take part in a research study of stress, depression and sexuality in North American medical students. This study is being conducted with the support of the American Medical Student Association (AMSA, www.amsa.org) and financial support from the Sexual Medicine Society of North America (SMSNA, www.smsna.org). The Committee for Human Research at the University of California at San Francisco has reviewed and approved this research.
You are no doubt aware of the significant stress of medical training and how this impacts many aspects of your personal life. While stressors and their impact on quality of life have been studied in medical students, the last published studies on sexuality in American medical students are over 40 years old. Sexuality is an important component of quality of life and sexual problems are likely to have a significant impact on not just the person with the problem but also on her or his partner.
Our survey is designed to collect demographic information as well as an abbreviated sexual history. After this information is obtained you will be asked to complete a series of surveys; the first two will assess for symptoms of depression and stress. The remaining surveys are validated instruments for the assessment of human sexuality and sexual relationships. The specific surveys you will take are dependent on your gender identity. You may choose not to answer any questions that make you uncomfortable. The total time required to participate will be approximately 15-30 minutes.
Your participation is completely voluntary; there will no negative consequences if you elect not to participate. All responses will be kept strictly confidential. The surveys do not require any identifying information and the investigators will have no way of knowing your name, date of birth, medical school of attendance, e-mail address, or any other information about you specifically. Tracking cookies will not be required to complete the relevant surveys.
If you are interested in participating in this research, you may find the survey at the URL below. To further insure your privacy, we recommend that you complete the surveys when you will have at least 30 minutes in private and that you close your web browser after the survey is complete.
We believe that our findings may help to illuminate a significant and under-diagnosed problem, which may in turn lead to improved medical student quality of life. At your discretion, we ask that you please inform your medical student friends and colleagues who may not be aware of this study.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SURVEY IS INTENDED ONLY FOR STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN AN OSTEOPATHIC OR ALLOPATHIC MEDICAL SCHOOL.
Thank you in advance for your time,
Alan W. Shindel, M.D.
Fellow in Sexual Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
E-Mail: [email protected]
https://www.questionpro.com/akira/gateway/857308-0-0
