Development of an interdisciplinary pre-matriculation program designed to promote medical students’ self efficacy

Autor: Amy J. Prunuske, Anna Wirta Kosobuski, Andrew J Skildum, Abigail Whitney
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
Předmět:
Adult
Male
Rural Population
Concept inventory
Matriculation
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
020205 medical informatics
education
02 engineering and technology
Interdisciplinary Studies
Education
Under-represented students
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
0302 clinical medicine
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering
Mathematics education
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
pre-matriculation
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Minority Groups
Self-efficacy
lcsh:LC8-6691
lcsh:R5-920
Medical education
lcsh:Special aspects of education
business.industry
Native american
microbiology
Native American
Medical school
General Medicine
Focus Groups
Focus group
Self Efficacy
United States
Method evaluation
Academic support
United States Indian Health Service
Female
rural
Rural Health Services
lcsh:Medicine (General)
business
Research Article
Education
Medical
Undergraduate
Program Evaluation
Zdroj: Medical Education
Medical Education Online, Vol 22, Iss 1 (2017)
ISSN: 1087-2981
Popis: Background and objectives: A four-week interdisciplinary pre-matriculation program for Native American and rural medical students was created and its impact on students’ transition to medical school was assessed. The program extends the goals of many pre-matriculation programs by aiming to increase not only students’ understanding of basic science knowledge, but also to build student self-efficacy through practice with medical school curricular elements while developing their academic support networks. Design: A mixed method evaluation was used to determine whether the goals of the program were achieved (n = 22). Student knowledge gains and retention of the microbiology content were assessed using a microbiology concept inventory. Students participated in focus groups to identify the benefits of participating in the program as well as the key components of the program that benefitted the students. Results: Program participants showed retention of microbiology content and increased confidence about the overall medical school experience after participating in the summer program. Conclusions: By nurturing self-efficacy, participation in a pre-matriculation program supported medical students from Native American and rural backgrounds during their transition to medical school. Abbreviations: CAIMH: Center of American Indian and Minority Health; MCAT: Medical College Admission Test; PBL: Problem based learning; UM MSD: University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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