Creating an Undergraduate Research Program in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (Oto-HNS) for Students Underrepresented in Medicine.

Autor: Douse DM; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Timothee P; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., O'Neill JM; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Ighodaro ET; Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 USA., Yin LX; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Casper JJ; University of Minnesota, Rochester, MN 55905 USA., Stokken JK; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Orbelo DM; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Bayan SL; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Price DL; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Pinheiro-Neto CD; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Carlson ML; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Wiedermann JP; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Moore EJ; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA., Blocker RC; Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905 USA.; The 'Why You?' Initiative, Inc., Minneapolis, MN USA., Van Abel KM; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55904 USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Medical science educator [Med Sci Educ] 2024 Mar 19; Vol. 34 (3), pp. 617-626. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 19 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1007/s40670-024-02021-z
Abstrakt: Objectives: To report implementation and outcomes associated with a novel paid Summer Undergraduate Research Education Program (SREP) over the first 2 years in an academic otolaryngology program recruiting students underrepresented in medicine (URiM).
Methods: A 10-week program including a research bootcamp, curriculum, mentoring, and clinical shadowing was created. Grant funding to provide salary and support for transportation, conference attendance, and graduate school preparation or applications was procured. Primary objectives included (1) development of successful mentorship relationships; (2) increasing student-reported outcomes using pre- and post-program surveys to assess confidence, career planning, and overall satisfaction; (3) increasing exposure to medicine; (4) completion of an oral presentation; and (5) submission of a manuscript. Secondary objectives included abstract submission and completion of a graduate exam course or graduate school applications. Tertiary objectives included conference attendance and graduate school matriculation.
Results: One hundred thirty-five total applications were reviewed (89 from year 1 and 46 from year 2). Twelve students were interviewed for 3 spots in year 1, while 11 students were interviewed for 6 spots in year 2 (median application score, 9.25 (range, 1-14); median interview score, 8.7 (range, 5.4-10); acceptance rate, 6.7% (9/135)). Students met all primary objectives. Mean program survey scores increased from 3.8 to 4.77 ( p  < 0.0001). Eight of nine students submitted an abstract to a national conference, with five of eight students accepted for a presentation. Two students were accepted into graduate school, while five others are on track for graduate school application.
Conclusion: Identifying mentors, curriculum, and opportunities to meaningfully strengthen graduate school applications for URiM students through a clinically rigorous, financially supported, and research-focused summer program in an academic otolaryngology program is feasible and may be an effective means of increasing diversity in medicine and otolaryngology.
Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40670-024-02021-z.
Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestThe authors declare no conflict of interests.
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