Engaging Health Professional Students in Substance Abuse Research
| Autor: | David Kerr, Laura Huben, Colleen Gillespie, Marc N. Gourevitch, Adina Kalet, Andrea Truncali, Joshua D. Lee, Frederick G. More, Madeline A. Naegle |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Program evaluation
Substance-Related Disorders MEDLINE Article Mentorship Nursing Research Support as Topic Humans Pharmacology (medical) Social determinants of health Cooperative Behavior Education Nursing Education Dental Curriculum Internet Education Medical Research Mentors Interprofessional education Psychiatry and Mental health Interdisciplinary Communication Biostatistics Psychology Educational program Computer-Assisted Instruction Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Addiction Medicine. 6:196-204 |
| ISSN: | 1932-0620 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/adm.0b013e31825f77db |
| Popis: | Substance abuse (SA) exerts profound impact on individuals and society. More effective approaches to prevention and treatment that recognize the problem’s complex biological, psychological and social determinants (Kalant, 2010) are urgently needed, from the development of novel therapies to changes in health service delivery. (IOM, 2000; Miller, 2006; Glasner-Edwards, 2010; Volkow et al, 2011) In spite of this, the number of health professionals who dedicate their careers to research in this field falls far short of acknowledged needs. (NIDA, 2004; Cottler et al, 2009) This, and related gaps in other fields, have fueled calls for more attractive career options for investigators across health professions, including medicine, dentistry, and nursing,(NIH, 1997; IOM, 2001; NRC, 2005) and suggests the need for supplemental education in topics such as biostatistics and epidemiology, more focused research-oriented mentorship (Nathan, 1998; Lenfant, 2000), and attention to interprofessional education. (Pellmar TC and Eisenberg L, 2000; WHO, 2010) Expanding the pipeline of SA researchers will require a combination of approaches, with attention to pre-doctoral students who have not yet defined a specific career focus. Students’ exposure to the field of SA must be enhanced (Fiellin et al, 2002), from core principles to cutting-edge challenges at the interface of neuroscience, behavior and health care delivery. Furthermore, since research mentorship is cited as the factor most important to investigator development, it is critical to provide such opportunities in the field of SA. (Kalfoglou AL, Sung NS, 2002) Finally, SA treatment transcends boundaries of established disciplines, and research advances must be informed by a broad spectrum of the health professions. (IOM, 2004; IOM, 2006) We therefore sought to design and implement a program that would stimulate interest and provide SA research experience to medical, nursing and dental students, by combining curricular exposure to core aspects of SA research with opportunities to conduct mentored research in the field. Here we detail the development of this interprofessional educational program and provide initial evaluation of its impact. |
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