Volunteering at a free clinic may influence career choice among health profession students. The purpose of this study was to explore knowledge, skills, attitudes, self-efficacy, interest in future work with the underserved, and interest in primary care among physician assistant (PA) students through an analysis of demographic characteristics of PA students at a student-run free clinic in the United States. Data were collected from 56 PA students through a quantitative survey in October 2018 after their participation at a student-run free clinic in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the intermountain west region of the USA. Out of the 3 sub-scales (attitudes, effect, and readiness), students responded most positively to items exploring the effect of their experiences of volunteering at the free clinic. Students who spoke Spanish showed higher levels of self-efficacy and readiness for a future career than non-Spanish speakers.

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会说西班牙语的医师助理学生在美国由学生经营的免费诊所从事志愿工作后，具有更高的自我效能和准备能力，可以为将来的职业生涯做准备

在免费诊所进行志愿活动可能会影响卫生专业学生的职业选择。这项研究的目的是通过分析PA学生的人口统计学特征，探讨其知识，技能，态度，自我效能感，对未来服务不足的兴趣以及对医生助理（PA）学生的初级保健的兴趣。在美国开设免费诊所。在他们参加了美国西部山区犹他州盐湖城一家由学生经营的免费诊所后，于2018年10月通过定量调查收集了来自56名PA学生的数据。在3个子量表（态度，效果和准备程度）中，学生对探索他们在免费诊所从事志愿活动的影响的项目的回答最为积极。