An Evaluation of Cascading Mentorship as Advocacy Training in Undergraduate Medical Education
| Autor: | Yunlin Xue, Sanjeev Sockalingam, Devon Aitken, Mitesh Patel, Alexander I. F. Simpson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adolescent
020205 medical informatics education lcsh:Medicine 02 engineering and technology Undergraduate medical education Experiential learning Peer Group Education 03 medical and health sciences Social determinants of health 0302 clinical medicine Mentorship Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Protocol (science) Medical education lcsh:LC8-6691 lcsh:Special aspects of education Mentors lcsh:R General Medicine Future career Advocacy Health equity Health advocacy Content analysis Cascading mentorship Psychology Education Medical Undergraduate Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Medical Education, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021) BMC Medical Education |
| Popis: | Background Physicians are in a position of great influence to advocate for health equity. As such, it is important for physicians-in-training to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to fulfil this role. Although various undergraduate medical programs have implemented health advocacy training, they often lack experiential learning and physician involvement. These aspects are foundational to the Advocacy Mentorship Initiative (AMI) which utilizes cascading mentorship as a novel approach to advocacy training. Medical students develop advocacy competency as peer mentors to youth raised in at-risk environments, while also being mentored themselves by physician residents. We aim to determine whether there are specific advantages to utilizing cascading mentorship to facilitate the attainment of advocacy competencies in undergraduate medical education. Methods Medical students participating in AMI between 2017 to 2020 completed pre- and post-exposure questionnaires. Questionnaires assessed confidence in advocacy-related skills and knowledge of youth advocacy concepts, as well as learning goals, skills gained, benefits of AMI and resident mentors, and impact on future career. Sign tests were utilized to analyze quantitative results, and content analysis was used for open-ended responses. A triangulation protocol was also utilized. Results Fifty mentors participated, 24 (48%) of which completed both pre- and post-exposure questionnaires. Participants gained confidence in advocacy-related skills (p p Conclusions AMI offers a unique method of advocacy training through cascading mentorship that engages medical students both as mentors to at-risk youth and mentees to resident physicians. Through cascading mentorship, medical students advance in their advocacy-related skills and understanding of social determinants of health. |
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